26984 words

avenues

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
a wide road with trees or tall buildings on both sides, or a wide country path or road with trees on both sides:

Examples:

Fremont Avenue
2
a road that leads to a large house
3
a method or way of doing something:

Examples:

We should explore/pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem.
Only two avenues are open to us - either we accept his offer or we give up the fight completely.
4
a street, often a wide one, in a city or town:

Examples:

5
a method or way of doing something; a possibility:

Examples:

China and the United States are exploring avenues of military cooperation.
Only two avenues are open to us – accept his offer or file a lawsuit.

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