1. a main road or street that allows public passage through an area
2. a passage or route that connects two places

Examples

• Main Street is the busiest thoroughfare in our town.
• The highway serves as a major thoroughfare between the two cities.
• Emergency vehicles need clear access to this thoroughfare.
• The narrow alley is not a public thoroughfare.
• Traffic was diverted from the main thoroughfare during construction.
• The bridge provides an important thoroughfare across the river.
• No parking signs line the busy thoroughfare downtown.