Noun: superhighway 'soo-pur,hI,wey
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: motorway)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: motorway)
- A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
"They took the superhighway to save time on their journey";
- expressway [N. Amer], freeway [N. Amer, Austral, S.Africa], motorway [Brit, Cdn], pike, state highway [N. Amer], throughway [N. Amer], thruway [N. Amer]
- An extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
"The information superhighway revolutionized global communication";
- information superhighway, motorway [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: superhighways
Type of: electronic network, highway, main road, network
Encyclopedia: Superhighway