highway
Fast intercity route
A highway is a main public road, especially one connecting cities or regions.
In legal and official contexts, highway can mean any public road, but common usage reserves it for major routes designed for faster travel.
The phrase hit the highway means to depart or begin a journey.
Highway robbery originally meant theft on public roads; now it describes any outrageous overcharging.
Between political regions
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
- autobahnGerman expressway system
autoroute · autostrada · ring road · bypass · beltway · main road · access road · roadway
Bridge spanning a road
- underpassRoad passing below another
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
tunnel · culvert · embankment · on-ramp · off-ramp · cloverleaf · tollbooth · toll plaza
Movement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
tailback · carpool · HOV lane · merging · weaving · rubbernecking · roadwork · detour
Leisure travel by car
- journeyTravel from place to place
- destinationIntended arrival point
- driveOperate a vehicle
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
cross-country · scenic route · pit stop · mile marker · odometer · GPS · navigation · waypoint
Route for traveling
corridor · fast track · information superhighway · career path · pathway · conduit · channel
interstate
Between political regions
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
autobahn · autoroute · autostrada · ring road · bypass · beltway · main road · access road · roadway · route
overpass
Bridge spanning a road
- underpassRoad passing below another
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
bridge · tunnel · culvert · embankment · on-ramp · off-ramp · cloverleaf · tollbooth · toll plaza · rest stop
traffic
Movement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
bottleneck · tailback · carpool · HOV lane · merging · weaving · rubbernecking · roadwork · detour · commuters
roadtrip
Leisure travel by car
- journeyTravel from place to place
- destinationIntended arrival point
- driveOperate a vehicle
cruise · cross-country · scenic route · pit stop · mile marker · odometer · GPS · navigation · waypoint · truck stop
path
Route for traveling
artery · corridor · fast track · information superhighway · career path · pathway · conduit · channel
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- land-relatedfarm, ranch, mine, quarry, forest
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- expresswaysinterstate, superhighway, turnpike, autobahn, autoroute
- highwaysfreeways, interstate, interstates, turnpike, motorways
highwaycountry lane
Narrow rural thoroughfare
back road · dirt road · footpath · alley · side street
highwayrailway
Track system for trains
waterway · airway · shipping lane · canal · railroad
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
- highway patrolPolice unit for roads
- my way or the highwayAbsolute demand for compliance
- divided highwayRoad with separated lanes
- highway exitRoadway departure lane
- interstate highwayMajor road between states
highways, highwayman, highway patrol, highwaymen, highway robbery