Definition of "thoroughfares" []

• Plural form of thoroughfare. (noun)

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• "These free roads usually were the original routes, pre-dating the modern freeways, and today are welcomed options for those who cannot or will not pay the tolls by which the construction of the fancy thoroughfares is financed."
• "The courtyard you are looking into is one of the main thoroughfares of college."
• "For the moment, the main thoroughfares are clear (more or less), though the hilly neighborhoods like mine are still ringing with regular intervals of MEEEERRRREEEEEEWWWWWNNNNNGGGGG -- that is, the sound tires make when drivers realize they're tootling up a 21% grade* and the asphalt is covered with black ice."