star route

noun

1. former name for highway contract route.

Word History and Origins

Origin of star route¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

I did think of white boys to play Richie, and we were going to go the star route and see if we could get a celebrity for that role, and I pulled back from that.

From Los Angeles Times

I found round-trip flights from $150 on Southwest and train fare on the Silver Star route at $68, for a difference of $82.

From New York Times

A few years later, she took the rock star route in the all-female, all-words-no-music, all-politics punk group called Disband.

From New York Times

Among his most celebrated cases was his defense of the "Star route conspirators" in 1883.

From Project Gutenberg

All of the counsel for the Star Route defendants were in their seats.

From Project Gutenberg