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noun
- A main, direct public road, especially a multi-lane, high speed thoroughfare connecting major population centers.
Translations: - Dutch: hoofdstraat , hoofdweg , autosnelweg , autostrade
- French: grande route
- German: Autobahn
- Italian: strada maestra
- Spanish: carretera
Etymology: (term, heahweg, hÄahweÄ, main road), corresponding to high + way (Old English (term, heah, hÄah, of great height, tall) < Proto-(Ger.) - (term, kaukhaz) < Proto-
- (term, Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots, koukos, , hill); + Old English (term, weg, weÄ, lang=ang, road, path) < Proto-Germanic
- (term, wegaz) < Proto-Indo-European base
- (term, Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots, wegh-, to move).
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