{
    "term": "highway",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Highway patrol officers closed the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took highway 314 heading north."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He travels the highways and byways of Texas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I used to travel that highway with my family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They tore along the highway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a four-lane highway"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the highway to Sydney"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A long stretch of coastal highway was flooded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel is located off Highway 21."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a 55 mph speed limit on most highways."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We soon reached the highway interchange."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["wide", "three-lane", "two-lane"],
                "verb + highway": ["drive", "travel", "use"],
                "highway + noun": ["traffic", "bridge", "exit"],
                "preposition": [
                    "along the highway",
                    "down the highway",
                    "up the highway"
                ],
                "phrases": ["highways and byways"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a public road",
            "labels": "(British English, formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A parked car was obstructing the highway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All citizens have the right to use the public highway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a Highways Department proposal for new traffic islands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was fined for obstructing the public highway."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["wide", "three-lane", "two-lane"],
                "verb + highway": ["drive", "travel", "use"],
                "highway + noun": ["traffic", "bridge", "exit"],
                "preposition": [
                    "along the highway",
                    "down the highway",
                    "up the highway"
                ],
                "phrases": ["highways and byways"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the fact of somebody charging too much money for something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhaɪweɪ/",
                "audio": "hi/highway/highway__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhaɪweɪ/",
                "audio": "hi/highway/highway__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}