thruway

[throo-wey] / ˈθruˌweɪ /

NOUN

road

Synonyms

STRONG

artery asphalt avenue boulevard byway cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive expressway freeway highway lane line parkway passage path pathway pavement pike roadway route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare throughway track trail turnpike viaduct way

WEAK

back street dragway main drag parking lot

Example Sentences

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Since the terminal’s construction began, the viaduct came down and Alaskan Way was turned into a busy thruway.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Thousands of people blocked the Ayalon Highway, halting traffic on the normally bustling thruway.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023

California might be described as a collection of various states, with no single thruway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022

That space became, instead, a popular pedestrian and cycling thruway.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2021

The fewer passenger cars on the thruway and the increase in cargo carriers gave the troopers a breathing spell.

From Code Three by Raphael, Rick