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thoroughfarea main road or street, especially one open to the public for travel

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a main road or street, especially one open to the public for travel

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈθɜːroʊfer/

Korean meaning: 주요 도로, 대로 (특히 대중이 이용하는 통행로)

Korean pronunciation: **써**러페어

Example Sentences

  • The pizza delivery guy got lost because GPS sent him through a narrow alley instead of the main thoroughfare.
  • The city plans to plant trees along this thoroughfare to reduce air pollution.
  • My grandmother refuses to cross that thoroughfare, claiming the cars move 'faster than lightning'.

thoroughfare

NOUN

//ˈθɜːroʊfer//

a main road or street, especially one open to the public for travel

thoroughfare concept
💡 Concept

Heavy traffic flows along the city's main thoroughfare during rush hour

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thoroughfare rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

On the thoroughfare, he declares the affair!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈθɜːroʊfer/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈθʌrəfeə/

🌳Etymology

Rootthorough
Suffix-fare

Origin

From Middle English 'thorough' (meaning complete or passing through) combined with 'fare' (meaning passage or journey). Both elements have Old English roots, with 'thorough' from 'thuruh' and 'fare' from 'fær' meaning journey or passage.

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🎵Rhyme

affairdeclarebeware
affair
declare
beware

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The pizza delivery guy got lost because GPS sent him through a narrow alley instead of the main thoroughfare.

The city plans to plant trees along this thoroughfare to reduce air pollution.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother refuses to cross that thoroughfare, claiming the cars move 'faster than lightning'.

The parade will march down the city's most famous thoroughfare.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

avenueboulevardhighwaystreetroadway

Antonyms

alleydead-endcul-de-sac

Related

trafficintersectionsidewalkpedestrianvehicle