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throughway

British  
/ ˈθruːˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a thoroughfare, esp a motorway

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Chanting “the country is on fire,” they lit bonfires on Tel Aviv’s main highway, closing the throughway and many others throughout the country for hours.

From Washington Times

They lit bonfires on Tel Aviv’s main highway, closing the throughway and many others throughout the country for hours.

From Seattle Times

Though Route 66 no longer runs all the way from Chicago to Santa Monica, long stretches of the historic throughway and its roadside attractions and mom-and-pop stores have been preserved just off I-40.

From Los Angeles Times

"The People's Republic of China continues to coerce and intimidate Southeast Asian coastal states, threatening freedom of navigation in this critical global throughway."

From Reuters

He accused China of continuing “to coerce and intimidate Southeast Asian coastal states, threatening freedom of navigation in this critical global throughway.”

From Seattle Times