semi-highway

noun

An undivided road, usually two lanes, which is built on one roadway of a highway and functions as a temporary replacement until the second roadway is built.

OriginEnglish highway ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

nounsemi-highway (plural semi-highways)

plural semi-highways

  1. An undivided road, usually two lanes, which is built on one roadway of a highway and functions as a temporary replacement until the second roadway is built.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishhighway
  6. Englishsemi-highway

From semi- + highway.

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APA

semi-highway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-highway

MLA

“semi-highway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-highway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-highway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-highway.

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