highway
highway, major road, usually in rural areas, but more recently a rural or urban road where points of entrance and exit for traffic are limited and controlled. See road.
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Citation Information
Article Title:
highway
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
22 December 2014
Access Date:
November 13, 2026