noun
- main roads or streets that allow public passage through an area
Usage: plural of thoroughfare
Examples
- The city’s major thoroughfares were congested during rush hour.
- Emergency vehicles need clear access to all thoroughfares.
- The parade will close several downtown thoroughfares.
- These ancient thoroughfares connected distant cities.
- Traffic lights regulate the flow on busy thoroughfares.
- The construction project will affect three main thoroughfares.