Definition
A highway is a wide, main road built for fast, long-distance travel by cars and trucks. It usually connects cities and towns and often has multiple lanes and limited places to enter or exit.
Etymology
From Middle English “heye wey,” literally “high way,” where “high” meant main or important rather than physically elevated. These were the major public roads used for travel and trade.
Kelly Says
Early “highways” weren’t always raised up; they were just the big, important routes everyone used. Today’s highways are like concrete rivers, shaping where cities grow and how people live and work. If you look at a nighttime map of car lights, highways glow like the nervous system of a country.
Translations
ARالعربية
طريق سريع
ṭarīq sarīʿ
BNবাংলা
মহাসড়ক
mohasɔɽok
CACatalà
autopista
aw-toh-PEE-stah
CSČeština
dálnice
daːlnɪtsɛ
DADansk
motorvej
mɔtɔʁˈvɛj
DEDeutsch
Autobahn
au-toh-bahn
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοκινητόδρομος
aftokiniˈtoðromos
ESEspañol
carretera
kah-reh-teh-rah
FISuomi
moottoritie
moːtːoriˈtie
FRFrançais
autoroute
oh-toh-rooht
HEעברית
כביש מהיר
kviš mahír
HIहिन्दी
राजमार्ग
rājmārg
HUMagyar
autópálya
ɒutoːpaːjɒ
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan raya
jah-lahn rah-yah
ITItaliano
autostrada
ah-toh-STRAH-dah
KKKK
автомагистраль
awtomaɡɪstrɑl
KMKM
ផ្លូវល្បី
phlʊəl bɑːl
MSBahasa Melayu
lebuhraya
lɛbuhraya
MYမြန်မာ
အမြန်နှုန်းလမ်း
a̱mja̱n n̥u̱n lǎn
NLNederlands
snelweg
snel-vɛχ
NONorsk
motorvei
mɔtɔrˈvɛɪ
PLPolski
autostrada
awtɔˈstrada
PTPortuguês
rodovia
hoh-DOH-vee-ah
RORomână
autostradă
awtɔˈstradə
RUРусский
магистраль
mɐɡʲɪˈstrɐlʲ
SVSvenska
motorväg
mɔtɔrˈvɛɡ
SWKiswahili
barabara kuu
bah-rah-bah-rah koo
TAதமிழ்
நெடுஞ்சாலை
neṭuñcālai
TEతెలుగు
రహదారి
rahadaari
THไทย
ทางหลวง
thāng luang
TLTL
mga daanan
mga daanan
TRTürkçe
otoyol
oh-toh-yohl
UKУкраїнська
автомагістраль
awtomaɦɪˈstrɑlʲ
VITiếng Việt
đường cao tốc
ʔɗɨ̄əŋ kɑw tɔk
YOYO
ọ̀nà àṣẹ
o-nah ah-sheh
ZUZU
indawo yokuthutha
in-dah-woh yoh-koo-thoo-thah