thoroughfare

---

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈθʌɹəfɛː/

Noun

thoroughfare (plural thoroughfares)

1. (now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.
2. A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.
   • 2011, Stephen Phelan, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2011:

     Local art is now a viable industry, and hundreds of islanders make a living in it. The thoroughfare of Oneroa village is lined with shops and galleries full of their work.

3. (obsolete) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit.
   • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X:

     and made one realm, / Hell and this world, one realm, one continent / Of easy thorough-fare.

4. An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships.

Translations

• French: passage
• German: Durchfahrt, Durchgangsstraße
• Portuguese: passagem
• Russian: прохо́д
• Spanish: pasaje

Translations

• French: grand-rue, voie principale, artère
• German: Durchgangsstraße, Hauptverkehrsstraße, Verkehrsader
• Portuguese: via pública
• Russian: гла́вная доро́га
• Spanish: vía pública, vía de comunicación gran rua

Translations

• French: voie navigable
• German: Fahrwasser
• Portuguese: hidrovia
• Russian: во́дный путь
• Spanish: canal

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002