Definition of avenue Avenue

/æˈvʌnuˌ/ - [atvunu] - av•e•nue

We found 13 definitions of avenue from 7 different sources.

What does avenue mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: avenues
avenue - a wide street or thoroughfare
		boulevard
		street a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
avenue - a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"

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Wiktionary

avenue (Noun)
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees Wikipedia.
avenue (Noun)
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
avenue (Noun)
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
avenue (Noun)
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

avenue (n.)
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit.
avenue (n.)
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
avenue (n.)
A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

avenue
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

avenue
av′en-ū, n. the principal approach to a country-house, usually bordered by trees: a double row of trees, with or without a road: a wide and handsome street, with or without trees, esp. in America: any passage or entrance into a place: (fig.) means of access or attainment. [Fr.: from L. ad, to, venīre, to come.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

avenue
The inlet into a port.

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avenue, noun, singular of avenues.

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