highway

noun (esp. AmE)

ADJECTIVE

▪ wide

▪ three-lane, two-lane, etc.

▪

a four-lane highway

▪ divided (AmE)

▪ elevated

▪ toll (AmE)

▪ public (formal in BrE)

▪

He was fined for obstructing the public highway. (BrE)

▪ federal

▪ interstate, main, major, national

▪ county, provincial, rural

▪ coastal, desert, mountain

▪ east-west, north-south

▪ deserted, empty, lonely

▪ busy

▪ information (figurative)

▪

I'm still learning how to navigate the information highway.

VERB + HIGHWAY

▪ drive, travel, use

▪

I used to travel that highway with my family.

▪ take

▪

He took highway 314 heading north.

▪ hit, reach

▪

Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains.

▪ leave, pull off

▪

We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break.

▪ block, clog (AmE), obstruct

▪ close

▪ build

▪ maintain

HIGHWAY + NOUN

▪ traffic

▪ bridge, exit, interchange, overpass, sign

▪ rest area, rest stop (both AmE)

▪ infrastructure, network, system

▪ construction, improvement, maintenance

▪ regulation

▪ authority, department

▪ boss, chief, official

▪ robber, robbery

▪ contractor, engineer, officer, patrolman (AmE)

▪ patrol (AmE)

▪ safety

▪ speed

▪

A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous.

▪ accident

PREPOSITION

▪ along the highway, down the highway, up the highway

▪

They tore along the highway.

▪ off the highway

▪ on the highway, onto the highway

PHRASES

▪ highways and byways

▪

He travels the highways and byways of Texas.