Definition of "throughway" [throughway]

• Variant of thruway. (noun)

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• "The motel Zacatecas on the main North South throughway is quiet and inexpensive."
• "I had to pull off the road on the throughway, which is illegal, and stop my heart from palpitating, you know?"
• "In one way the book felt like a throughway to connect the first book and the establishment of characters with the third book and the ultimate showdown."