throughway

== English == === Alternative forms === thruway (US standard spelling) === Etymology === From through +‎ way. Compare thoroughway. === Noun === throughway (plural throughways) (US) (Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare. (by extension, architecture, figurative) An continuous, open passage, corridor, or pathway that allows people to walk or move directly from one point to another without obstruction.