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highwaylike

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English

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Etymology

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From highway +‎ -like.

Adjective

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highwaylike (comparative more highwaylike, superlative most highwaylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a highway.
    • 2011 October 3, Carl Zimmer, “Can Answers To Evolution Be Found In Slime?”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Dr. Adamatzky, the researcher who watched acellular molds form highwaylike patterns, has also used them to simulate a nuclear disaster.
    • 2022 October 14, David Paterson, “New smart cities can’t escape the same old problems”, in Toronto Star[2]:
      The project’s claims about being the first car-free city are nonsense since there are massive highwaylike roads running through it.
    • 2022 November 8, Matt Elliott, “This photo radar camera has been a cash cow for the city. Why hasn’t it sped up fixes to make the road safer?”, in Toronto Star[3]:
      Parkside remains a high-speed death trap, with a highwaylike design that doesn’t match its 40 km/h speed limit.