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Avenue

/ˈæv.əˌnjuː/

A broad street, especially one bordered by trees.

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📖 Definitions of "Avenue"

noun

1
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees.
2
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
3
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
4
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
"There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem."

🔄 Synonyms of "Avenue"

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Word	Definition
boulevardnoun	A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Avenue"

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Word	Definition
boulevardnoun	A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
streetnoun	A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
lanenoun	(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
vianoun	(electronics) An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
thoroughfarenoun	A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.
pathwaynoun	A footpath or other path or track.
waynoun	(heading) To do with a place or places.
roadnoun	A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
pathnoun	A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
routenoun	A course or way which is traveled or passed.
trackagenoun	railway tracks collectively
toolnoun	Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.
mechanismnoun	(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
runwaynoun	(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
conduitnoun	A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
wardnoun	Protection, defence.
channelnoun	Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
suitenoun	A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
tracknoun	A mark left by something that has passed along.