avenues
- 1Plural of avenue.
In this part of town the avenues run north to south and the streets cross them.
Investigators are exploring several avenues to trace the stolen paintings.
Note
In a city laid out on a grid, the plural can name one whole set of roads: the avenues run in one direction and the streets cross them. Figuratively it counts the routes open to someone trying to get something done, and it pairs naturally with explore and pursue: police exploring every avenue, a company pursuing new avenues for growth.
avenues is a form of avenue
avenue, noun: A wide street, especially one lined with trees or, in a city laid out on a grid, one on a particular side of the city or running in a particular direction. Full entry
- Forms
- avenueavenues plural
- Spelling
- avenue → avenues: add -s
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