highroad C2 Topic:Transportation Also spelled high-road US /ˈhaɪˌroʊd/ UK /ˈhaɪrəʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #136271 Meanings 1 noun a main public road or highway; now more often written high road Tolls collected on the highroad were meant to pay for its repair. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a main public road or... highwaymain roadthoroughfare More turnpike ↔ Opposites byway Word family Related forms high roadroadwayturnpike Etymology A compound of high + road. In this older use high meant principal or public, so a highroad was the chief route between places rather than necessarily a road at high elevation. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # highroad **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪˌroʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪrəʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 136271 ## Meanings 1. a main public road or highway; now more often written high road ## Examples - Tolls collected on the highroad were meant to pay for its repair. ## Synonyms - highway - main road - thoroughfare - turnpike ## Antonyms - byway ## Related Forms - high road - roadway - turnpike ## Etymology A compound of high + road. In this older use high meant principal or public, so a highroad was the chief route between places rather than necessarily a road at high elevation. ## Topics - Transportation markdown