corniche

noun

Definition of cornichenext
as in street

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Recent Examples of corniche This street is very busy because of the university and people trying to escape traffic on the corniche road. — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026 Shelters were so over-crowded some families resorted to laying out blankets on sidewalks of the corniche, Beirut's sea-side. — Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026 On Beirut’s seaside corniche, Mohammad Mohammad from the village of Marwahin in southern Lebanon was strolling with his three children. — Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere. — Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024 There are plenty of people walking and cycling along the corniche in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood, and several sailboats and paddle boarders are out in the ocean. — NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniche
  1. street
  2. boulevard
  3. highway
  4. road
  5. thoroughfare
  6. freeway
  7. artery
  8. expressway
Noun
  • This network, which comprises 14% of city streets where 75% of crashes occur, was updated in the new Vision Zero action plan.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The interiors lean soft with warm textures and plenty of natural light, while rooms (despite being near a busy shopping street) are designed to keep you peaceful and comfortable.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • The centerpiece boulevard has become blighted by empty lots and vacant buildings.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • More than a century later, Ben Ali was honored along the boulevard in the neighborhood that bore the old rancho’s name.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of boulevard
Noun
  • Dyed diesel is not available at most ordinary gas stations or truck stops, and it is normally prohibited for highway use.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In video obtained by KTLA-TV, an SUV can be seen traveling along the highway before smashing into another car.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • The group listens intently as a symphony of airplanes, freeway traffic and the ploop!
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Vehicles drive on the 405 freeway (overpass) past a US flag displayed outside of the Marathon Petroleum Corp.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • But arteries run throughout the body, and plaque can accumulate anywhere along this network.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The old, narrow streets are not major arteries and are easier to close to traffic when that’s needed.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of artery
Noun
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The driver is also alleged to have made a U-turn from a through lane after exiting the expressway, according to the affidavit.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressway

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“Corniche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniche. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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