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pkwy

pkwy

1 9.3
A wide road for cars with trees and grass usually outside cities
  • noun
  • US
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  • I live in Ashburn off Claiborne Pkwy—just 1 mile from the WOD!
  • 101 pkwy
  • College pkwy

Examples

  • Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089

    Academic text (2010)

  • No, it is not the one backing up to the Pkwy.

    Blog text (27)

  • The Crescent City Connection and you take Terry Pkwy.

    Blog text (33)

  • Greenough Blvd: additional parking available in posted areas only. Birmingham Pkwy: additional parking available.

    Blog text (19)

  • Searching Google for the phone number brings up a lot of data, including the address associated with the phone number: 80 E Rio Salado Pkwy Ste 814, Tempe, AZ.

    Blog text (3)

  • The concert will take place on Saturday at 123 Main St. off the Pkwy.

  • We drove along the scenic Pkwy surrounded by beautiful trees in the fall.

  • I found a great coffee shop on Elm Pkwy near the mall.

Synonyms

highway
vspkwy
629 1.0

A main road that connects big towns or cities for long trips

focuses on scenic, landscaped driving rather than long-distance transport
parkway
vspkwy
  • US
59 3.5

A wide road with trees for driving with nice views

is the abbreviated written form of the same word
blvd
vspkwy
  • US
15 4.5

A short form used on signs for a wide city street often with trees

is for landscaped scenic driving rather than a city street
hwy
vspkwy
  • US
1 6.7

A main road that connects cities or towns

is a main long-distance road focused on travel between towns rather than scenic design

Surface Forms

pkwy singular
pkwys plural

Etymology

Pkwy is an abbreviation of parkway, which comes from park ('green area') and way ('road'). So a parkway is a 'road through a park', often wide and lined with trees, and pkwy on a sign points you to that kind of landscaped road.