Definition of: thoroughfare

(thûr′ō·fâr′, thûr′ə-) noun
1. A frequented way or course; especially, a road or street through which the public have unobstructed passage; highway.
2. A traveling or passing through, or the right or possibility of doing so; a passage: now chiefly in the phrase no thoroughfare.
3. An outlet to an enclosed place, as to a court.
4. Any place through which much traffic passes, as a strait, river, or other waterway. See synonyms under ROAD, WAY. [ME thurghfare <OE thurh through + faru going]