AVENUE


Meaning of AVENUE in English

av ‧ e ‧ nue /ˈævənjuː, ˈævɪnjuː $ -nuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: avenir 'to come up to' , from Latin advenire ; ⇨ ↑ adventure ]

1 . Avenue used in the names of streets in a town or city:

Fifth Avenue

Shaftesbury Avenue

2 . a possible way of achieving something:

The president wants to explore every avenue towards peace in the region.

There are many avenues open to researchers.

3 . British English a road or broad path between two rows of trees, especially one leading to a big house:

a tree-lined avenue

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THESAURUS

■ types of road

▪ road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on:

They're planning to build a new road.

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My address is 42, Station Road.

▪ street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side:

She lives on our street.

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We walked along the streets of the old town.

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Oxford Street is one of Europe's busiest shopping areas.

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He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street.

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Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English) .

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These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English) .

▪ avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side:

the busy avenue in front of the cathedral

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He lived on Park Avenue.

▪ boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard :

the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

▪ lane a narrow road in the country:

a winding country lane

▪ cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end:

The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.

▪ track especially British English , dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface:

The farm was down a bumpy track.

▪ ring road British English a road that goes around a town:

The airport is on the ring road.

▪ bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre:

The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.

▪ dual carriageway British English , divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction:

I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.

▪ freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping:

Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue.

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Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.

▪ motorway British English , highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances:

The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour.

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the Pacific Coast Highway

▪ interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states:

The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.

▪ toll road a road that you pay to use:

The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.

▪ turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use:

He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.