high road

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high road

  • /ˈhaɪ ɹəʊd/ UK
  • /ˈhaɪ ˌɹoʊd/ US

noun high roads · highroad

  1. UK A main road or highway. Near-synonyms: highway (variably 'main' or not), high street (precisely coordinate)

    Similar: highway, high street

  2. idiomatic A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable. take the high road

    Opposite: low road

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, road.

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noun course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable

Españolbuen camino, mejor camino, camino recto

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@misc{high_road_2026,
  title = {high road},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high%20road},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}