Superhighway

Quick meaning: Superhighway is a noun meaning (US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.

Meaning

(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
2. (figurative) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.

Example Sentences

One of them was exploring the possibility of a bicycle superhighway along the River Dodder.

In the discussion about the pros and cons of the electronic superhighway, people often refer to the Internet.

How should we reinterpret the universal service obligation for the superhighway? It is clear that price is already a barrier to access to the basic telephone service.

As both Bell Atlantic and TCI have made clear, their superhighway will give them full control over the programming from its point of origin through its delivery to the home.

Word Forms

• superhighways

Synonyms for superhighway

Depending on context, synonyms include pike, throughway, freeway, motorway, thruway, expressway.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include throughway, expressway, freeway, thruway, motorway, pike.

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