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   thoroughfare

   /ˈθʌrəfɛː/

   noun

   • 1. a road or path forming a route between two places: "a scheme to stop the park being used as a thoroughfare" Similar through routeaccess routewaypassageinformal:rat run
   • ▪ a main road in a town: "the teeming thoroughfares of central London" Similar streetroadroadwayavenueboulevardwaymain roadhigh roadA roadB roadtrunk roadarterial roadarterybroadwaydual carriagewayclearwaymotorwayautorouteautostradaautobahnhighwayfreewayparkwaycrosswayturnpikepikethroughwayexpresswaysuperhighwayinterstatenational roadbeef roadinformal:main drag

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   What does thoroughfare mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! THOROUGHFARE definition: 1. a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere 2. On road signs, no thoroughfare…. Learn more.

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   What does 'No Thoroughfare' mean?

   • The word is made up of thorough, Old English for basically, “through” and fare for “journey.” ( Fare also now means a payment, but not in thoroughfare .) If a road is private, like a driveway, it’s not a thoroughfare. This word often appears in the phrase "no thoroughfare ," which means there isn't a public route available.

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   What does it mean if a road is not a thoroughfare?

   • If a road is private, like a driveway, it’s not a thoroughfare. This word often appears in the phrase "no thoroughfare ," which means there isn't a public route available. "Thoroughfare."

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   What does crowded thoroughfare mean?

   • But in the great thoroughfare the tide of vehicles and foot passengers was perceptibly thinning. "It is a crowded thoroughfare," the man remarked nervously, looking up and down Shaftesbury Avenue. Thoroughfare definition: a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.. See examples of THOROUGHFARE used in a sentence.

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   THOROUGHFARE definition: 1. a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere 2. On road signs, no thoroughfare…. Learn more.

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   • Thoroughfare Spanish Translation

     THOROUGHFARE translate: calle, vía pública, carretera, vía...

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     THOROUGHFARE translate: 大街，通衢，大道. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the meaning of thoroughfare, a noun that refers to a way or place for passage, such as a street or a main road. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries.

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   Thoroughfare definition: a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.. See examples of THOROUGHFARE used in a sentence.

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   THOROUGHFARE meaning: 1. a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere 2. On road signs, no thoroughfare…. Learn more.

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   A thoroughfare is a public road that can get you from one place to another. When it snows, plows try to remove the snow from the thoroughfares so the school buses can take everyone to school.

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   A thoroughfare is a public road or street used by traffic, especially a main road in a city or town. Learn how to pronounce, use and translate this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   A thoroughfare is a main road in a town or city which usually has shops along it and a lot of traffic. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of thoroughfare with Collins English Dictionary.