expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
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Examples of expressway in a Sentence
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Archaeologists and transportation officials said the find would help researchers understand how construction was completed for military establishments, and work will continue to excavate these discoveries as the expressway is completed.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
This portion of the expressway is expected to reopen in late August.
—The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
Since the 1920s, plans have been made and scrapped for an expressway around the city center.
—Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
City leaders crafted the Metropolitan Master Plan of 1948, with designs to transform the riverfront into a vibrant showpiece of a modern city, with a baseball stadium, greenspace and a bypass expressway.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
The chase spanned from high speeds on the expressways to a crawling pace along the airport’s departure road before ending around 7 a.m. in front of the Air Surinam entrance at MIA.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
Johnston Square hugs the eastern edge of the Jones Falls Valley and its expressway.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
That's not to say closing a portion of the expressway that connects two of Cincinnati's major highways, I-71 and I-75, won't be a challenge.
—The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
This portion of the expressway is expected to reopen in late August.
—The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
Since the 1920s, plans have been made and scrapped for an expressway around the city center.
—Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
City leaders crafted the Metropolitan Master Plan of 1948, with designs to transform the riverfront into a vibrant showpiece of a modern city, with a baseball stadium, greenspace and a bypass expressway.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
The chase spanned from high speeds on the expressways to a crawling pace along the airport’s departure road before ending around 7 a.m. in front of the Air Surinam entrance at MIA.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
Johnston Square hugs the eastern edge of the Jones Falls Valley and its expressway.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
That's not to say closing a portion of the expressway that connects two of Cincinnati's major highways, I-71 and I-75, won't be a challenge.
—The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places
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