a main road; highway. an easy or certain course: the highroad to success.

What is high roading someone?

that is uninfluenced by partisanship, self-interest, vindictiveness, etc. noun. 1. The definition of high road is the morally proper choice. An example of taking the high road is when someone calls you a name and you just turn and walk away instead of getting into an argument.

Why is it called the high road?

The phrase to take the high road came into popular use during the American presidential campaign of 1948, Thomas Dewey claiming to take the high road against Truman's campaign tactics. British use of the term to take the high road means to take the main or most direct route, literally or figuratively.