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highway

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

highwaynoun

highways

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

Translations

autorouteRoute principale à grande circulation, reliant souvent des villes ou des agglomérations.

The highway was packed with cars heading out of the city for the long weekend.

L'autoroute était bondée de voitures quittant la ville pour le long week-end.

voie publiqueSens juridique ou administratif : toute voie ouverte au public.

Blocking a highway without permission is an offence under the statute.

Bloquer une voie publique sans autorisation constitue une infraction au titre de la loi.

Additional translations

routeSens plus général ; surtout pour parler d’une grande route hors agglomération.

Definitions

A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities.

The highway was packed with cars heading out of the city for the long weekend.

Any public road, track, or path over which the public has a legal right of passage.

Blocking a highway without permission is an offence under the statute.

Synonyms

highwayadjective

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

/ˈhaɪˌweɪ/

Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to highways (e.g., highway safety).

Translations

autoroutierSe dit de ce qui concerne les autoroutes.

The new law focuses on highway safety standards.

La nouvelle loi porte sur les normes de sécurité autoroutières.

Definitions

Relating to or intended for use on highways.

The new law focuses on highway safety standards.

Synonyms