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(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides / A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

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highway

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Source Word

highway

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

Noun

historical figuratively

(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides / A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

Japanese Meaning

歴史的意味：周囲の土地よりも高い位置に設けられ、両側に排水溝がある道路 / 現代意味：主要な公道、特に多車線で高速度の交通が可能な幹線道路

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The villagers rebuilt the old highway to prevent the surrounding fields from flooding after heavy rains.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

村人たちは、大雨の後に周囲の田畑が冠水するのを防ぐために、古い盛り土でかさ上げされた道路を修復した。

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(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides

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A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.

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