/ ˈævənjuː; NAmE -nuː/ noun
1.
( abbr. Ave. , Av. ) a street in a town or city :
a hotel on Fifth Avenue
2.
( BrE ) a wide straight road with trees on both sides, especially one leading to a big house
3.
a choice or way of making progress towards sth :
Several avenues are open to us.
We will explore every avenue until we find an answer.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in sense 3): from French , feminine past participle of avenir arrive, approach, from Latin advenire , from ad- towards + venire come.