avenue

[Av·e*nue]

A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.

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A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit.

Noun
a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"

Noun
a wide street or thoroughfare


n.
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit.

n.
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

n.
A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.


Avenue

Av"e*nue , n. [F. avenue, fr. avenir to come to, L. advenire. See Advene.] 1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit. "The avenues leading to the city by land." Macaulay.
On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry.
2. The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
An avenue of tall elms and branching chestnuts.
3. A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.

A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit.

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Usage Examples

I mean Buckingham Palace has never hired a professional public relations outfit let alone a Madison Avenue type and they would throw up their hands in horror at the very idea.

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill.

It's odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isn't what you thought it was.

Driving race cars was an avenue for me to learn how to build my own car, and that was my ambition all along.

There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.

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Other Usage Examples

At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope.

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

Militant feminists are pro-choice because it's their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men.

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.

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