avenue (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈævəˌnuː/

Definition

A wide street, often lined with trees, that leads to a building or connects two important places.

Examples

• The parade marched down the main avenue.

• We drove along a beautiful tree-lined avenue.

• The hotel is located on a busy avenue in the city center.

How to Use avenue

avenue for (prepositional phrase)

A way or opportunity to do something. — "This discovery provides a new avenue for cancer treatment."

Synonyms of avenue

Words with a similar meaning to avenue:

• street
• road
• boulevard
• thoroughfare

Antonyms of avenue

Words with the opposite meaning to avenue:

• alley
• lane

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