avenue[noun]Synonyms: street, approach, boulevard, course, drive, passage, path, road, route, way
English Thesaurus: road, street, avenue, boulevard, lane, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
av‧e‧nue /ˈævənjuː, ˈævɪnjuː $ -nuː/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: avenir 'to come up to', from Latin advenire; ⇒ adventure]
1. Avenue used in the names of streets in a town or city:
Fifth Avenue Shaftesbury Avenue2. a possible way of achieving something:
The president wants to explore every avenue towards peace in the region. There are many avenues open to researchers.3. British English a road or broad path between two rows of trees, especially one leading to a big house:
a tree-lined avenue [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on:
They're planning to build a new road. My address is 42, Station Road.street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side:
She lives on our street. We walked along the streets of the old town. Oxford Street is one of Europe's busiest shopping areas. He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English). These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English).avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side:
the busy avenue in front of the cathedral He lived on Park Avenue.boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called
avenue rather than
boulevard:
the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.lane a narrow road in the country:
a winding country lanecul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end:
The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.track especially British English,
dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface:
The farm was down a bumpy track.ring road British English a road that goes around a town:
The airport is on the ring road.bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre:
The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.dual carriageway British English,
divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction:
I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping:
Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue. Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.motorway British English,
highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances:
The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour. the Pacific Coast Highwayinterstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states:
The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.toll road a road that you pay to use:
The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use:
He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲