expressway
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expressway
- /ɪkˈspɹɛs.weɪ/
Where it comes from
From express + way.
noun expressways · expy · expwy
- A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated. The funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration systems.
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Synonym of freeway.
Similar: freeway
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A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.
Similar: express road
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: freeway, motorway, superhighway, throughway, thruway, pike, state highway, off-ramp, autoroute, road, highway, parkway, hwy, express, causeway, roads
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noun US: divided highway — see also motorway
| Español | autopista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고속 도로 gosok doro, 자동차 전용 도로 jadongcha jeonyong doro, 자동차도 jadongchado |
| 日本語 | 高速道路 kōsoku dōro, 自動車道 jidōshadō, 高速自動車国道 kōsoku jidōsha kokudō |
| 中文 | 高速公路 gāosùgōnglù |
| Português | auto-estrada |
| Français | autoroute |
| Italiano | superstrada |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοκινητόδρομος aftokinitódromos |
| Русский | автомагистра́ль avtomagistrálʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đường cao tốc |
noun high speed road, not built to motorway standards
| 한국어 | 고속화도로 gosokhwadoro |
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| Français | voie express |
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title = {expressway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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