Thoroughfare – A road or path forming a route between two places; a main road in a town

(Pronounced thur-oh-fair)

To remember the definition of the word thoroughfare, use the following mnemonic:

It was thoroughly unfair (thoroughfare) - why should the main road in the town be bypassed down her street?

Examples of thoroughfare in a sentence

The only thoroughfare into the small village was blocked and needed to be cleared as soon as possible. 

She was outraged that the council hadn't fixed the huge potholes in the thoroughfare she travelled to work. 

Construction on the thoroughfare to the town centre was creating a ridiculous amount of traffic.