superhighway
English
noun
Definitions
- (US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
- (by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
- (metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
Etymology
Prefix from English highway.
Origin
English
highway
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihighway English
- high English
- highway English
- highwayed English
- highwayless English
- highwayman English
- highwaywoman English
- information English
- information superhighway English
- nonhighway English
- semi-highway English
- way English
- heiȝwai Middle English