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Etymology
OE. term|heahweg|h�ahweġ|main road, corresponding to high + way (Old English term|heah|h�ah|of great height, tall < Proto-Ger. *term|kaukhaz < Proto-IE. *term|Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots|koukos||hill; + Old English term|weg|weġ|lang=ang|road, path < Proto-Germanic *term|wegaz < Proto-Indo-European base *term|Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots|wegh-|to move.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�haɪweɪ/
audio|en-us-highway.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪweɪ|-aɪweɪ

Noun
en-noun

1. A main, direct public road, especially a multi-lane, high speed thoroughfare connecting major population centers.

Translations
trans-top|main public thoroughfare
Arabic: ARchar|طر�� (tarīq) m
Dutch: hoofdstraat f, hoofdweg m, autosnelweg m, autostrade f
Finnish: päätie
French: grande route f
German: Autobahn f
Hebrew: ���ש ���ר|�ְּ�ִ�ש �ַ�ִ�ר (kvish mahir), ����ס�ר�� (otostrada)
Hungarian: autópálya, országút
Italian: strada maestra f
Japanese: �� (����, k�d�), �� (����, kaid�)
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Korean: 고��� [���路] (kosondoro)
Persian: FAchar|بزرگرا� (bozorgrâh)
Polish: autostrada f
Portuguese: estrada f
Russian: �о��е (šossé) n, маги���ал� (magistrál�) f
Slovene: avtocesta f
Spanish: carretera f
Swedish: motorväg c
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See also
hwy.

Category:Roads

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