avenue - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'avenue' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Avenue

[ 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.
- The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
- A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.

Meaning of 'avenue' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . avenue

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a line of approach

Example in sentence:

it promises to open new avenues to understanding;
they explored every avenue they could think of

Nearby Words:

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Avenue of approach
Avenue of approach— an air or ground route of an attacking force of a given size leading to its objective or to key terrain in its path. Also called AA.

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