SUPERHIGHWAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("superhighway" is a kind of...):

highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)

Meronyms (parts of "superhighway"):

carriageway (one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "superhighway"):

autobahn (an expressway in a German-speaking country)

autostrada (an expressway in an Italian-speaking country)

toll road; turnpike (an expressway on which tolls are collected)

Meaning:

An extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form

Synonyms:

information superhighway; superhighway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("superhighway" is a kind of...):

electronic network; network ((electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits)