| arterial |
of or relating to a major route or highway. [2/3 definitions] |
| artery |
a major route or highway. [1/2 definitions] |
| beltway |
a highway that circles or skirts an urban area. |
| bypass |
a highway that is built to go around an obstacle or an area of congestion such as a city. [1/5 definitions] |
| call box |
a box containing a telephone, posted on a street or highway, and used to make emergency calls. [1/2 definitions] |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. [1/3 definitions] |
| convenience store |
a store, often near a busy road or highway, that is open long hours and that sells a limited selection of grocery items, especially snacks and beverages, as well as certain pharmaceutical and automotive items. |
| dual carriageway |
(chiefly British) a highway divided by a strip of land, with two lanes on either side used by traffic moving in opposite directions; divided highway. |
| exit ramp |
a short roadway that angles or curves off from a major highway, allowing cars to exit the highway without stopping or slowing traffic. |
| expressway |
a divided highway that has limited access and is designed to enable traffic to move rapidly. |
| fast lane |
the lane on a highway or expressway where vehicles maintain higher speeds or pass other vehicles. [1/2 definitions] |
| freeway |
a highway with limited access and no tolls; expressway. |
| frwy. |
abbreviation of "freeway," a highway with limited access and no tolls; expressway. |
| fusee |
a red flare used as a warning signal, esp. of stalled railway trains or of stalled trucks on a highway. [1/4 definitions] |
| hwy. |
abbreviation of "highway," a main road, esp. a major public road on which one can drive at high speeds, esp. between cities. |
| interchange |
a highway juncture in which different road levels are used to permit vehicles to move from one road to another without disturbing the flow of traffic. [1/5 definitions] |
| interstate |
a major highway extending through two or more states, esp. one that is part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. [1/2 definitions] |
| land grant |
a tract of public land given by a government for a highway, state college, railroad, or the like. |
| lane |
a bounded or marked course, often parallel to other such courses, as for a line of vehicles on a highway or for a single swimmer or runner in a race. [1/7 definitions] |
| median |
a strip of land that divides two opposing lanes of traffic on a highway. [1/6 definitions] |
| milepost |
a signpost that indicates the distance in miles to a specified place, or any of a series of posts set at one-mile intervals, as along a highway. |