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avenue

/ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/noun3 syllables

Avenue means: a wide street or thoroughfare.

Synonyms for avenue6

noun, as in a wide street or thoroughfare

boulevard

also used for avenue

drive, av., av, ave., ave

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What does avenue mean?2

noun

1

a wide street or thoroughfare

2

a line of approach“they explored every avenue they could think of”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Avenue in a sentence

  • North of city hall, you'll find our avenue.rul
  • They walked along the avenue, arm in arm.sundown
  • The ambulance broke down in the middle of the busy avenue.CK
  • We walked along an avenue of tall poplars.CK
  • The main avenue had a gas station and mosque on it.Amastan
  • This avenue is wide but not very long.sundown
  • I've never felt the need to explore that avenue.Nuel
  • We walked along an avenue lined with trees.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of avenue

as a noun

plural
avenues