Thoroughpass
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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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