How to Pronounce "highway"
word
/ˈhaɪˌweɪ/
HY-way
/hˈaɪweɪ/
HY-way
Definition
A highway is a major road built for fast travel between cities or across long distances. In some places, it can mean any main public road, not only a controlled-access road.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈhaɪˌweɪ/
British English
/hˈaɪweɪ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HY-way
UK
HY-way
Listen in Context
The highway goes from this city to the coast.
We stopped for gas near the highway.
There is a hotel by the highway exit.
Traffic on the highway was brutal, so I got home late.