expressway

noun

ex·​press·​way ik-ˈspres-ˌwā How to pronounce expressway (audio)
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled

Examples of expressway in a Sentence

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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of expressway was in 1944

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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 How to pronounce expressway (audio)
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places

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