thruway

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A form of throughway — (Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.

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Meanings

nounthruway (plural thruways)

plural thruways

  1. StandardUSStandard form of throughway.

    … not less than 20 miles per hour on all portions of the thruway system.

    2012, Office of the Federal Register, editor, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Revised, 2012 edition (Transport), Government Printing Office, →ISBN, page 337

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

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expresswayfreewaymotorwaypikestate highwaysuperhighwaythroughway
Broader
highwaymain road
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expresswayfreewaymotorwaypikesuperhighwaythroughway

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From thru + way.

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Cite this entry
APA

thruway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thruway

MLA

“thruway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thruway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thruway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thruway.

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