| coastal |
A "coast" is the land that is near or along an ocean. A coastal city is a city that is located on the coast of a country or region. It is a city located on the land near the ocean. A coastal highway is a highway that goes along the land by the ocean. Coastal fishing is fishing that takes place in a part of the ocean that is near the land. |
| convenience store |
a store, often near a busy road or highway, that is like a small grocery store and is open long hours. |
| expressway |
a highway with many lanes and few stops that lets traffic move quickly. |
| freeway |
a highway with more than two lanes and no stop signs or traffic lights, allowing traffic to move at high speeds. |
| gale |
A gale is a very strong wind. In a gale, the wind can blow as fast as cars go on a highway. |
| highway |
A highway is a large, main road where cars drive at a high speed. |
| lane |
a marked route for traffic going in one direction, as for a line of cars on a highway or for a single swimmer or runner in a race. [1/4 definitions] |
| median |
a strip of land that divides two lanes of traffic going in opposite directions on a highway. [1/2 definitions] |
| motorway |
a British word for a major public road on which one can drive at high speeds. "Motorway" often has the same meaning as "highway" or "expressway." |
| parallel |
If your street parallels the highway, it means that it goes along in exactly the same direction as the highway. [1/5 definitions] |
| parkway |
a divided road or highway with trees, grass, or bushes along the sides or on the center strip. [1/2 definitions] |
| ramp |
A ramp is a special lane that allows vehicles to get on or get off a highway. [1/2 definitions] |
| route |
a specific highway. [1/4 definitions] |
| thruway |
a long highway that crosses one or more states. Cars and trucks can travel quickly on a thruway because there are few entrances and exits. Some states charge drivers for using a thruway. |
| traffic |
all the pedestrians and vehicles moving along a sidewalk, road, river, or other route of travel. [1/4 definitions] |
| turnpike |
a highway on which drivers are charged a toll. |