Definition of expressway
: 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
Recent Examples of expressway from the Web
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And in the hours before dawn on Monday, two men riding along an expressway here were shot and wounded by gunfire from another vehicle — a pattern the police have seen rise in recent years along some of the city’s busiest thoroughfares.
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The expressway from Colombo to Matara, 100 miles south of the capital, was flooded in several areas.
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Twenty minutes later, the temp agency van exited the expressway to drop off the workers.
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Archer Western’s bridge is suspended from six precast concrete arches of varying heights that sprout from the ground between the expressway’s two spans and soar over them.
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Take the Billboard Bag: It's made of ad posters taken from European expressways.
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1944
First Known Use of expressway
1944
EXPRESSWAY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of expressway for English Language Learners
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: a large highway that may be entered and left only at certain places
EXPRESSWAY Defined for Kids
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: a highway for rapid traffic
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