"throughway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: throughways [plural], thruway [alternative]
Etymology: From through + way. Compare thoroughway. Etymology templates: {{com|en|through|way}} through + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} throughway (plural throughways)
  1. (US) (Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-throughway-en-noun-PWkKCNhk Categories (other): American English
  2. (by extension, architecture, figurative) An continuous, open passage, corridor, or pathway that allows people to walk or move directly from one point to another without obstruction. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-throughway-en-noun-swHXZ9XH Categories (other): Architecture, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: no throughway

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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