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  • adjective Not of or pertaining to highways.

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non- +‎ highway

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Examples

  • Table 2.14 Energy intensities of nonhighway passenger modes, 1970-2005

    Matthew Yglesias » Rail in the Stimulus 2009

  • Another quandary will be whether a greater share of transportation dollars should go to rail or other nonhighway options.

    Funds for Highways Plummet 2008

  • Tunnel opponents note that similar parks would be part of any nonhighway plan.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • They say such a transfer violates the 18th amendment of the state constitution, which prohibits the sale or lease of highway lands purchased with motor-vehicle fund money for nonhighway purposes.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The new list includes more than 1,100 highway projects and 900 rail, bike, and other nonhighway projects.

    San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010

  • The most frequent types of fatal workplace accidents in the state were nonhighway transportation accidents and highway accidents, according to the data.

    unknown title 2009

  • The most frequent types of fatal workplace accidents in the state were nonhighway transportation accidents and highway accidents, according to the data.

    unknown title 2009

  • Batiste said most of the cuts in his agency will come from support services and nonhighway positions.

    The News Tribune - Tacoma - Homepage 2009

  • The most frequent types of fatal workplace accidents in the state were nonhighway transportation accidents and highway accidents, according to the data.

    unknown title 2009

  • The bill revises the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" (ATV) by increasing the vehicle's unladen dry weight from 1,000 pounds to 1,500 pounds and by specifying that an ATV is a vehicle with four or more nonhighway tires (currently "low pressure" tires) and creates a new class of vehicle by defining a "recreational off-highway vehicle" as any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use which is 60 inches or less in width, with an unladen dry weight of 1,850 pounds or less, traveling on four or more nonhighway tires, with a nonstraddle seat and steering wheel which may use all-terrain vehicle trail use.

    Moberly Monitor-Index Homepage RSS 2009

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