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A road way. Via Lactea Etym: [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1. -- Via media Etym: [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; -- a name applied to their own position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.

The quality or state of being viable. Specifically: --(a) (Law)

Capable of living; born alive and with such form and development of organs as to be capable of living; -- said of a newborn, or a prematurely born, infant.

A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.

A voyage; a journey. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gower.

a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine. [Written also phial.] Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor thou off. Shak.

An odometer; -- called also viatometer.

An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; -- used chiefly in the plural. Cowper. Viands of various kinds allure the taste. Pope.

A feeder; an eater; also, one who provides viands, or food; a host. [Obs.] Holinshed.

Of or pertaining to roads; happening on roads. [Obs.]

art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc. [R.] R. Park.

Of or pertaining to a journey or traveling.

An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.

A viameter.

y contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. Bacon.

Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.

The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. Tylor.

One who abbreviates or shortens.

Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.]