expressway

noun

ex·​press·​way ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 

: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled

Synonyms of expressway

• highway
• freeway
• road
• thoroughfare
• street
• route
• carriageway
• roadway
• boulevard
• turnpike

Examples of expressway in a Sentence

a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

Recent Examples on the Web

All northbound traffic on the Dan Ryan was being diverted off the expressway at 67th Street in both the local and express lanes for several hours after the crash. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Dramatic video shows a loose tire flying across Interstate 76 before slamming into an SUV on the westbound Schuylkill expressway near the Girard avenue exit in Philadelphia. — Cherise Lynch, NBC news, 31 July 2026

When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

About two thirds is south of Interstate 595 and one third north of the expressway. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expressway

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

expressway

noun

ex·​press·​way ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 

: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places