Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Thoroughfare

Thoroughfare , noun

[Anglo-Saxon þurhfaru.]

1.
A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street.
A large and splendid thoroughfare. — Motley
2.
A passing or going through; passage. [Rare]
[Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one continent Of easy thoroughfare. — Milton