Thoroughpass

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A connected passage; conduit or channel. rare

    "Kharagpur serves a as thoroughpass for raw materials as well as for products passing through different parts of the country as it is an important transport node."

  2. 2
    A way through; thoroughfare. rare

    "[…] the Bridge of Athlone over the River Shannon, the greatest thoroughpass in Ireland, has been long in a most narrow, dangerous and dilapidated state, […]"

Example

More examples

"Kharagpur serves a as thoroughpass for raw materials as well as for products passing through different parts of the country as it is an important transport node."

Etymology

From thorough- + pass.

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