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

To this day, the wide expressway suddenly ends in northern Long Island because the construction in 1973 was halted. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026

Last month, Turnpike officials held an open house to discuss the status of the ongoing project that will extend the expressway from Route 51 in Jefferson Hills to the Parkway East in Monroeville. —Mike Darnay, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

But unfortunately for expressway drivers everywhere, that notion didn’t last. —Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expressway

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• 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