laneways

noun

plural of laneway, British
as in streets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laneways
  1. streets
  2. lanes
  3. roads
  4. thoroughfares
  5. passageways
  6. highways
  7. boulevards
  8. walkways
Noun
  • The Basij run a nationwide network of volunteers who maintain a presence in the streets, government offices and cultural centers, seeking to ensure loyalty and ideological purity for Iran’s theocracy.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This location is more residential, with quieter streets and approachable local trattorias, but offers several architecturally significant palaces and one of the city's oldest churches, the 11th-century San Zan Degola.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of lanes
Noun
  • Nepal’s Department of Roads says at least 19 motorable bridges and around 40 kilometers of roads have also been damaged or washed away.
    — Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue efforts, still in their first stages, have been hampered by the fact that the floodwaters have washed away entire roads.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • According to the county, road improvements are coming for some of the thoroughfares near Boca Lago.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of passageways
Noun
  • Key Biscayne The Village of Key Biscayne strictly prohibits all micromobility devices on streets, highways, sidewalks, bicycle paths, multiuse paths and trails, beaches and dunes unless otherwise authorized.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Two men were sentenced Thursday for staging crashes on New York City highways to get fraudulent insurance payouts.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Then the musical group collated the various streets, roads, places, drives, boulevards and cardinal directions into 53 seconds of gold.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is circulating photos of 27 people seen earlier this month at the auto supply business at Atlantic and Olympic boulevards.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of boulevards
Noun
  • Located right at the heart of the school, the library used to be sunken down with walkways winding around the edges.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tailgates blur into walkways, walkways funnel into gates, and suddenly, the open concourse reveals a stadium that feels impossibly full, colorful and loud.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of walkways
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