superhighway

superhighway
noun Date: 1925 1. a multilane highway (as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic 2. information superhighway

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  • superhighway — sup‧er‧high‧way [ˈsuːpəˌhaɪweɪ ǁ pər ] see information superhighway * * * superhighway UK US /ˈsuːpəˌhaɪweɪ/ noun [S] IT, INTERNET ► INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY(Cf. ↑information superhighway) …   Financial and business terms

  • superhighway — index causeway Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • superhighway — 1925, from SUPER (Cf. super ) + HIGHWAY (Cf. highway) …   Etymology dictionary

  • superhighway — ☆ superhighway [so͞o΄pər hī′wā΄ ] n. EXPRESSWAY …   English World dictionary

  • superhighway — [[t]su͟ːpə(r)ha͟ɪweɪ[/t]] superhighways 1) N COUNT A superhighway is a large, fast motorway or freeway with several lanes. [AM] He took off for the city on the eight lane superhighway. 2) N COUNT The information superhighway is the network of… …   English dictionary

  • superhighway — UK [ˌsuːpə(r)ˈhaɪweɪ] / US [ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪ] noun [countable] Word forms superhighway : singular superhighway plural superhighways American a motorway …   English dictionary

  • superhighway — su|per|high|way [ˈsu:pəˌhaıweı US pər ] n AmE a very large road on which you can drive fast for long distances →↑information superhighway …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • superhighway — noun (C) AmE a very large road on which you can drive distances quickly see also: information superhighway …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • superhighway — /sooh peuhr huy way, sooh peuhr huy way /, n. 1. a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off… …   Universalium

  • superhighway — noun An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds …   Wiktionary

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