Broadway
['brɔːdweɪ]
Definition
(noun.) a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters.
Editor: Simon--From WordNet
Examples
- Johnson and I went to the Charleston end to carry out Edison's plans, which were rapidly unfolded by telegraph every night from a loft on lower Broadway, New York. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is not any wider than Broadway in New York. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Railroad Scenes from Shop and Road [Illustration: THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY’S BROADWAY LIMITED, A TWENTY-HOUR TRAIN BETWEEN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO[60] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He slouched off across Broadway, and Archer stood looking after him and musing on his last words. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He got an insurance map of New York City, and studied the business section from Wall to Canal Streets and from Broadway over to the East River. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Every street in Horta is handsomely paved with the heavy Russ blocks, and the surface is neat and true as a floor--not marred by holes like Broadway. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is Broadway repeated in every street, in every court, in every alley! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A friend of mine was an operator who worked in the office of Belden & Company, 60 Broadway, which were headquarters for Fisk. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- May's brougham awaited her at the door, and she was to drive Archer to Union Square, where he could pick up a Broadway car to carry him to the office. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Starting approximately a quarter of a mile south of Wall Street, Broadway, New York City’s main business thoroughfare, extends for fifteen miles to the northern end of Manhattan Island. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In digging for the new Broadway subway, an electric company supplied 25,000 horse-power. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Broadway is as quiet to me as a country village is to a person with normal hearing. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Tyler