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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bituminous substanced |
| Synonyms: | bitumen, blacktop |
| Notes: | pavement is from Latin pavimentum 'trodden-down or beaten floor'; pavement is a hard surface of which asphalt is one type |
| Main Entry: | road |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | path upon which travel occurs |
| Synonyms: | alley, artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, highway, lane, line, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way |
| Notes: | street comes from Latin strata 'something laid'; road is a general term, whereas street is narrower in sense and chiefly urban in application - a street typically has buildings on either side and is paved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | roadway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | road |
| Synonyms: | artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, line, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, path, pathway, pavement, pike, route, street, subway, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superhighway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | road |
| Synonyms: | artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, line, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, path, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thruway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | road |
| Synonyms: | artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, line*, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, path, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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