noun

avenue

avenue, street, approach, way

The hotel is on a wide avenue.

The hotel is on a wide avenue.

We should explore every avenue to find a solution.

We should explore every avenue to find a solution.

a wide/broad/tree-lined ((avenue)) a type of road The hotel is on a wide avenue.

((an avenue)) ((for/of sth.)) a method or way of doing something We should explore every avenue to find a solution.

Synonyms: street, boulevard (for road); method, approach (for way)

From French 'avenue', from 'avenir' (to arrive), from Latin 'advenire' (to come to). Originally a way of approach.

An 'avenue' is a way to 'arrive' at a place or a solution.

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