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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a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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On Saturday night over a week ago, a group of protesters blocked a nearby expressway.
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Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
On the morning of Islam’s funeral, the streets of Parkchester, a neighborhood of brick row houses and big-box stores, were blocked off on both sides of the expressway.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The upper deck is designed to carry a six-lane expressway, while the lower deck will accommodate a two-track high-speed railway and two metro tracks.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
On the morning of Islam’s funeral, the streets of Parkchester, a neighborhood of brick row houses and big-box stores, were blocked off on both sides of the expressway.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The upper deck is designed to carry a six-lane expressway, while the lower deck will accommodate a two-track high-speed railway and two metro tracks.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expressway
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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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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