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{
"term": "highway",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system."
},
{
"text": "Highway patrol officers closed the road."
},
{
"text": "A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous."
},
{
"text": "He took highway 314 heading north."
},
{
"text": "He travels the highways and byways of Texas."
},
{
"text": "I used to travel that highway with my family."
},
{
"text": "Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains."
},
{
"text": "They tore along the highway."
},
{
"text": "We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break."
},
{
"text": "a four-lane highway"
},
{
"text": "the highway to Sydney"
},
{
"text": "A long stretch of coastal highway was flooded."
},
{
"text": "The hotel is located off Highway 21."
},
{
"text": "There's a 55 mph speed limit on most highways."
},
{
"text": "We soon reached the highway interchange."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["wide", "three-lane", "two-lane"],
"verb + highway": ["drive", "travel", "use"],
"highway + noun": ["traffic", "bridge", "exit"],
"preposition": [
"along the highway",
"down the highway",
"up the highway"
],
"phrases": ["highways and byways"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a public road",
"labels": "(British English, formal)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A parked car was obstructing the highway."
},
{
"text": "All citizens have the right to use the public highway."
},
{
"text": "There is a Highways Department proposal for new traffic islands."
},
{
"text": "He was fined for obstructing the public highway."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["wide", "three-lane", "two-lane"],
"verb + highway": ["drive", "travel", "use"],
"highway + noun": ["traffic", "bridge", "exit"],
"preposition": [
"along the highway",
"down the highway",
"up the highway"
],
"phrases": ["highways and byways"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the fact of somebody charging too much money for something",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhaɪweɪ/",
"audio": "hi/highway/highway__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhaɪweɪ/",
"audio": "hi/highway/highway__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}