English Dictionary

highway

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

noun

(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.

I drove on the highway to get to the city.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny

You're on a highway to greatness.

意味（4）

(law, rail transport) Any public road for vehicular traffic.

意味（5）

(computing) Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”)