thorofare

plural thorofares · alternative thoroughfare

1. simplified spellingA thoroughfare; a road, path, or way forming a route between two places.

   Thorofare planning is closely interwoven …

   1951, Ruth Baumann, A Framework for Thorofare Planning in Madison Metropolitan Area, Digitized edition, University of Wisconsin, published 2007, page 1

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   Gaines Avenue was once a "Quality Street". It runs on a diagonal from Malvern Avenue, a one-time first class residential thorofare to the Missouri Pacific Tracks.

   1941, Slave Narratives, Vol. II, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008

   From Jericho Bay, it's possible to take either the Eggemoggin Reach to the N, or the Deer Island Thorofare to the S. … There are 2 well-marked channels into Deer Island Thorofare.

   2009, Lajoux Reed, Reed's Nautical Almanac East Coast, Reed's Nautical Almanac, →ISBN, page 25

1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.