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throughway

/ˈθɹuˌweɪ/ noun

(Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.

Word Origin A throughway is a road that goes through, from 'through' + 'way.' 'Through' comes from Proto-Germanic *þurh, from PIE *ter- 'to cross over' (also in 'trans'). 'Way' is from *wegaz, from PIE *wegh- 'to go' (also in 'wagon,' 'vehicle,' 'convey'). So a throughway is literally a path for going across. It's a straightforward compound.

noun (Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare. countable

We took the throughway to avoid all the local traffic and reached the city in half the usual time.

(名词) 高速公路；快速路

我们走了高速公路避开所有地方交通，只用了一半时间就到达了城市。

(sustantivo) autopista; autovía; vía rápida; supercarretera [(Normal y oficialmente escrita thruway) Una autopista amplia apta para tráfico de alta velocidad; una vía.]

Tomamos la autopista para evitar todo el tráfico local y llegamos a la ciudad en la mitad del tiempo habitual.

(nom) autoroute; voie rapide; voie express [Voie à grande circulation, autoroute (orthographe courante et officielle : « thruway »).]

Nous avons pris la throughway pour éviter toute la circulation locale et avons atteint la ville en deux fois moins de temps.

(Substantiv) Eine breite, für den schnellen Verkehr ausgelegte Schnellstraße, oft mit mehreren Fahrspuren und ohne direkte Zufahrten.

Wir nahmen die **throughway**, um den Stadtverkehr zu umgehen, und erreichten unser Ziel in der Hälfte der üblichen Zeit.

(名詞) （通常は公式にthruwayとつづられる）高速走行に適した広い幹線道路。

私たちは地元の交通渋滞をすべて避けるために高速道路を利用し、通常の半分の時間で街にたどり着きました。

(substantivo) autoestrada; rodovia; via expressa [(Normal e oficialmente escrita thruway) Uma rodovia larga adequada para tráfego em alta velocidade; uma via pública.]

Pegamos a rodovia para evitar todo o trânsito local e chegamos à cidade na metade do tempo habitual.

Synonyms: highway expressway freeway motorway thoroughfare parkway turnpike speedway Antonyms: local road street alley lane
Word parts: through + way

Related words

wayward

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