highroad

[ hahy-rohd ]

/ ˈhaɪˌroʊd /

Chiefly British. a main road; highway.

an easy or certain course: the highroad to success.

an honorable or ethical course.

Origin of highroad

First recorded in 1700–10; high + road

He rose and went towards the window, which commanded a very near view of the highroad, and he was followed by his guests.

Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete |Sir Walter Scott
They talked for the better part of an hour, and at last walked together to the junction of highroad and the bridle-path.

Ann Veronica |H. G. Wells
The brook was fouled near the highroad from the passing of heavy carts and wagons, so Robin pushed down it into the thicker wood.

Robin Hood |Paul Creswick
Nor, as he hurried on, did he give a passing glance at the track which diverged from the highroad toward the Nut-tree-hole.

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 |Various

So, without stopping a moment, they dashed forward with might and main and burst forth from the covert into the highroad.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood |Howard Pyle

highroad

/ (ˈhaɪˌrəʊd) /

a main road; highway

(the highroad) the sure way the highroad to fame