noun
- plural of thruway; major highways designed for high-speed traffic, typically with limited access points
Usage: American English
Examples
- The state maintains several major thruways connecting the largest cities.
- Traffic on the thruways was heavy during the holiday weekend.
- Construction crews are widening two thruways to reduce congestion.
- Emergency vehicles use special lanes on thruways to reach accidents quickly.
- The new thruways have reduced travel time between metropolitan areas.
- Toll booths were removed from several thruways last year.