high road

== English == === Alternative forms === highroad (a main road or highway) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ ɹəʊd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ ˌɹoʊd/ === Noun === high road (plural high roads) (chiefly British) A main road or highway. Near-synonyms: highway (variably 'main' or not), high street (precisely coordinate) (idiomatic) A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable. Antonym: low road take the high road Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high,‎ road. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === “high road”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.