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Noun: superhighway  'soo-pur`hI-wey
Usage: N. Amer (=motorway)
  1. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
    - expressway [N. Amer], freeway [N. Amer, Austral, S.Africa], motorway [Brit, Cdn], pike, state highway [N. Amer], throughway, thruway [N. Amer]
     
  2. An extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
    - information superhighway, motorway [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: superhighways

Type of: electronic network, highway, main road, network

Encyclopedia: Superhighway

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