thoroughfare

== English == === Alternative forms === thorofare, throughfare thoroughfair, thorowfair (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English thurghfare, corresponding to thorough- (“through”) +‎ fare. Compare Old English þurhfaran (“to go through, go over, traverse, pierce, pass through, pass beyond, transcend, penetrate”). Compare also Old English þurhfær (“inner secret place”), German Durchfahrt (“passage through, thoroughfare”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθʌɹəfɛː/ === Noun === thoroughfare (countable and uncountable, plural thoroughfares) (now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through. A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street. (uncountable) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit. An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships. ==== Translations ====