'Thoroughfare' definitions:
Definition of 'thoroughfare'
(from WordNet)
noun
A public road from one place to another
Definition of 'Thoroughfare'
From: GCIDE
- Thoroughfare \Thor"ough*fare`\, n. [AS. [thorn]urhfaru.]
- 1. A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street. [1913 Webster]
- A large and splendid thoroughfare. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A passing or going through; passage. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- [Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one continent Of easy thoroughfare. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thoroughfare'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alley,
- alleyway,
- arterial,
- arterial highway,
- arterial street,
- artery,
- Autobahn,
- autoroute,
- autostrada,
- avenue,
- belt highway,
- blind alley,
- boulevard,
- bypass,
- byway,
- camino real,
- carriageway,
- causeway,
- causey,
- chaussee,
- circumferential,
- close,
- corduroy road,
- county road,
- court,
- crescent,
- cul-de-sac,
- dead-end street,
- dike,
- dirt road,
- drag,
- drive,
- driveway,
- expressway,
- freeway,
- gravel road,
- highroad,
- highway,
- highways and byways,
- interstate highway,
- lane,
- local road,
- main drag,
- main road,
- mews,
- motorway,
- parkway,
- path,
- pave,
- paved road,
- pike,
- place,
- plank road,
- primary highway,
- private road,
- right-of-way,
- ring road,
- road,
- roadbed,
- roadway,
- route nationale,
- row,
- royal road,
- secondary road,
- speedway,
- state highway,
- street,
- superhighway,
- terrace,
- through street,
- thruway,
- toll road,
- township road,
- track,
- turnpike,
- US highway,
- way,
- wynd