He favors local side roads over major arteries. there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
Recent Examples on the WebOliverson gave an update on his son’s condition through Facebook and said doctors told him his son had punctured an artery, which caused bleeding on the brain and required the removal of a piece of skull. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 But the reality is that for most hours of the day the 6th Street bridge is simply an elegant, modern commuting artery that improves on some of L.A.'s urban deficits while reflecting the many that remain firmly entrenched.Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The shark came within a millimeter of severing a major artery, Nicholas Rottler, a trauma surgeon at the medical center, told KSBW-TV a day after the June 22 attack.CBS News, 14 July 2022 Locals often boast about the region's produce and artisanal food, and on Saturday's, market stalls heaving with fruit and vegetables, fresh bread, and seafood line the town's main artery, Kemalpaşa Street and extend up numerous side streets. Richard Quest And Leroy Ah Ben, CNN, 5 July 2022 On weekends, the park’s main artery, Beach Drive, is closed to cars, providing more road for bikers.New York Times, 23 May 2022 Water levels in parts of the Yangtze River—a crucial source of water for hydropower and artery for transportation—have been at their lowest since recordings began, the government has said. Brian Spegele, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 There are two types: peripheral artery disease and peripheral vein disease. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 The athletes have plaques that are smooth, hard, and unlikely to rupture; the non-athletes have softer plaques that are more likely to break off from the artery wall and block the flow of blood. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English arterie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French arteire, arterie, borrowed from Latin artēria "trachea, bronchial tubes (in plural artēriae), artery," borrowed from Greek artēría, from ar- (contracted from *awer-), base of aeírein "to join, attach, harness" (of uncertain origin) + -tēr, agentive suffix + -ia-ia entry 1 — more at aorta
Note: Compare, without the second suffix, Greek artḗr "something by which a burden is carried" (Septuagint). The semantic relation between the verb aeírein and the sense "trachea" parallels that between the verb and the derivative aortḗ "aorta, bronchial tubes" (see aorta). The extension of the meaning from "trachea" to "artery" is presumably because the arteries were believed to carry air to the extremities of the body as well as blood.