highway

A main road between places, often with several lanes for fast traffic.

• We took the highway to the city.
• There was heavy traffic on the highway.
• Leave the highway at the next exit.

Similar words: main road

Common phrases: major highway, highway exit, divided highway

A road that the public can use, especially a large road for cars.

• The highway runs past our town.
• Workers are repairing the public highway.
• Several highways connect these small towns.

Similar words: road, public road

Common phrases: public highway, busy highway, highway traffic

A course of action or life that leads toward a particular result.

• She was on a highway to success.
• They feared the policy was a highway to disaster.
• His ambition put him on the highway to greatness.

How to use it: highway to something (He saw the scholarship as a highway to success.)

Similar words: path, road, route

Common phrases: highway to success, highway to ruin