• (n.) A passing or going through; passage. • (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/thoroughfare/
Thor'ough·fare` 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... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/47