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PRONUNCIATION OF THROUGHWAY

throughway  [ˈθruːˌweɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THROUGHWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Throughway is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THROUGHWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thoroughfare

A thoroughfare is a transportation route connecting one location to another. Highways, roads, and trails are examples of thoroughfares used by a variety of traffic. On land a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a rough trail to a multi-lane highway with grade separated junctions; on water a thoroughfare may refer to a strait, channel or waterway. The term may also refer to the legal right to use a particular way as distinct from the way itself.

Definition of throughway in the English dictionary

The definition of throughway in the dictionary is a thoroughfare, esp a motorway.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THROUGHWAY


anyway
ˈɛnɪˌweɪ
Broadway
ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ
castaway
ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ
Conway
ˈkɒnˌweɪ
doorway
ˈdɔːˌweɪ
driveway
ˈdraɪvˌweɪ
freeway
ˈfriːˌweɪ
gateway
ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ
giveaway
ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ
highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪ
keyway
ˈkiːˌweɪ
leeway
ˈliːˌweɪ
midway
ˈmɪdˌweɪ
Norway
ˈnɔːˌweɪ
parkway
ˈpɑːkˌweɪ
pathway
ˈpɑːθˌweɪ
railway
ˈreɪlˌweɪ
runway
ˈrʌnˌweɪ
seaway
ˈsiːˌweɪ
subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THROUGHWAY

through
through bridge
through street
through thick and thin
through traffic
through way
through with
through-composed
through-line
through-other
throughfare
throughgaun
throughither
throughly
throughout
throughput
throve
throw
throw a wobbler
throw a wobbly

WORDS THAT END LIKE THROUGHWAY

Alaska Highway
Alcan Highway
archway
churchway
divided highway
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
fishway
hatchway
information highway
information superhighway
king´s highway
lichway
metabolic pathway
Pan-American Highway
pentose phosphate pathway
queen´s highway
superhighway
widthway

Synonyms and antonyms of throughway in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «throughway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THROUGHWAY

Find out the translation of throughway to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of throughway from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «throughway» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

throughway
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conducto de paso
570 millions of speakers

English

throughway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

throughway
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

throughway
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

throughway
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

throughway
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voie de passage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melalui jalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Durchgangs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高速道路
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관통로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liwat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

throughway
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

throughway
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धावपट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

otoyolda zincirleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autostrada a pagamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

PRZELOTOWY
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

throughway
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

throughway
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

throughway
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deurpad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

throughway
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

throughway
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of throughway

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THROUGHWAY»

The term «throughway» is normally little used and occupies the 129.634 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THROUGHWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «throughway» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «throughway» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about throughway

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THROUGHWAY»

Discover the use of throughway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to throughway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yugoslavia Through Documents: From Its Creation to Its ...
Brcko to ensure non-interference with and protection of personnel and material using the throughway. No interference on the throughway. No provincial police will be able to stop any vehicle and if they have any complaint about speeding or  ...
Snežana Trifunovska, 1994
2
The International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia: ...
Through way measures will include: - Timings: the throughway will be open at all times. UN forces and International Access Authority Police will use the throughway at any time and have total authority over maintenance, sign posting and other ...
B. G. Ramcharan, 1997
3
Sap's War
throughWay. The Colonel had other reasons for leaving his narrow, contiguous, middle-class home in Toronto. It was one of a row of five with a 19th-century carriageway running through the middle, and it epitomized a number ofthe city's best ...
Ward McBurney, 2011
4
Access Rights: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
Although the Oregon DOT could have relied on the throughway designation to limit access, it elected to also acquire partial access rights from all properties along state designated throughways. This designation resulted in thousands of miles ...
‎2005
5
Judas I.
The farmhouse itself was actually two buildings connected by a covered, open- ended throughway. The left building consisted of three rooms—the caretaker quarters in front, the main room in the middle, the master bedroom in back. Each room ...
William L. Tamayo, 2011
6
The Big Kids
Snow was trying to fall, and he occasionally turned the wipers on to clean the windshield, but it mostly flurried until he got off the throughway and began driving old Route 20 across the state. George loved the drive, which made a straight line  ...
Robert Hennemuth, 2004
7
Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
T throughway Both throughway and thruway—also called a highway, a. Throngs, large crowds of people or animals, and throes, severe pain or agonizing struggle, have neither sense nor spelling nor sound in common. SEE ALSO throws.
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
8
Perfect Turkeys and Other Amusing Tales
Stay on Kelly Way until Muskegon Lane Throughway. Take a right on Muskegon Lane Throughway. Bullrod cau— tioned me at least five times not to inadvertently make a right onto Muskegon Lane Place. If I took Muskegon Lane Place, ...
Michael Delphy Hunt, 2003
9
Engineers of Happy Land: Technology and Nationalism in a Colony
The main entrance to the Amsterdam exhibition of 1883 was by a monumental throughway under the fresh new Rijksmuseum, "State Museum" (all the Rembrandts and Vermeers were just being moved in at the moment). The throughway was ...
Rudolf Mrázek, 2002
10
Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating ...
On sidewalks that are not wide enough to accommodate a large furnishings zone , elements that would normally be sited in the latter, such as newsracks, trash cans, and poles, may occupy the frontage zone to keep the throughway zone clear.
Jeffrey Tumlin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THROUGHWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term throughway is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Neighbor blocking replacement of bridge
... a heavy winter storm, because they said it would again make the rural road a throughway for cars and trucks seeking a short cut between routes 202 and 219. «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
2
Battle brewing over Seattle waterfront park proposals
... Seattle's most iconic roadway, which happens to be slated for destruction as the new underground tunnel project creates a throughway for Highway 99. «KOMO News, Jul 15»
3
Live music calendar
7 p.m. Picante Mexican Restaurant, 3235 NW Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette. Soul Track Mind. 7 p.m. The Grouse Room, 1919 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Man back in custody after escaping Orangeburg County Law …
... soon responded to the 2000 block of Columbia Road, after someone reported seeing a handcuffed man in camouflage shorts running across a throughway. «WACH, Jun 15»
5
McGahon calls for Marian Park and Castle Heights throughway to be …
Fine Gael Councillor for Dundalk-Carlingford, John McGahon, has asked Louth County Council to secure a throughway between Marian Park and Castle ... «Talk of the Town, Jun 15»
6
Tarnishing Our Jewel: La Jolla residents want city to fix public stairs …
The owners of these 1920s cottages say the city has neglected the condition of this heavily trafficked pedestrian throughway from Prospect Street to Coast ... «La Jolla Light, May 15»
7
Cranberry to update public about plans for roads
Traffic moves along Route 228 last week in Cranberry. The township is considering whether to continue improving Route 228. A throughway that would run ... «Tribune-Review, Apr 15»
8
Billy Joel to perform in Carrier Dome Friday night, to buck trend of …
Bands such as the Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones and U2 would start their tours in New York City and travel on the throughway stopping in Syracuse and ... «The Daily Orange, Mar 15»
9
Putin threatens to cut gas to Ukraine as showdowns shift to economy
Ukraine is a vital throughway for Russian gas deliveries to Western Europe. Russia has in the past cut off gas to nations with which it was having geopolitical ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
10
Economic development study shows thriving downtown Maynard …
A redesigned basin lot with a pedestrian throughway, public art and store access. These are some of the changes being discussed by Maynard officials as they ... «Wicked Local Maynard, Jan 15»

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