Highway

Highway
Highway High"way`, n. A road or way open to the use of the public, especially a paved main road or thoroughfare between towns; in the latter sense it contrasts with {local street}; as, on the highways and byways.

Syn: Way; road; path; course. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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