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Added 9 October 2026

highway

/ˈhaɪweɪ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about highway at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
Any public road.
A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny.
You're on a highway to greatness.

verb

To travel on a highway

Origin

From Middle English heiȝwai, heiȝwei, from Old English hēahweġ (“main road, highway”), corresponding to high + way. Compare highgate, high street, high road. Cognate with Scots heaway, heway, hieway, hichway, heichway (“highway”).

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