avenue
Americannoun
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a wide street or main thoroughfare.
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a means of access or attainment.
avenues of escape; avenues to greater power.
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a way or means of entering into or approaching a place.
the various avenues to India.
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Chiefly British.
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a wide, usually tree-lined road, path, driveway, etc., through grounds to a country house or monumental building.
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a suburban, usually tree-lined residential street.
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noun
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a broad street, often lined with trees
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(capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area
Shaftesbury Avenue
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a main approach road, as to a country house
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a way bordered by two rows of trees
an avenue of oaks
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a line of approach
explore every avenue
Related Words
See street.
Etymology
Origin of avenue
First recorded in 1590–1600; from French, literally, “approach,” noun use of feminine past participle of avenir, from Latin advenīre “to come to.” See a- 5, venue
Example Sentences
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While the case is inactive, the person can remain in the U.S., work legally and pursue other avenues of relief.
From Los Angeles Times
But new cutting-edge front offices are built to identify and exploit every possible avenue, he explained—no matter how unorthodox, or even embarrassing.
Seeking new avenues of growth, the internet company has been investing heavily in fields such as artificial intelligence, self-driving technology and chip development.
If individual investors sour on private assets, that slows one avenue of fee growth, at least until retirement funds start to allocate more to private assets.
With those names priced to perfection, investors may be looking for avenues to take profits and exit positions.
From MarketWatch
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