Definition of freeway
1 : an expressway with fully controlled access
2 : a highway without toll fees
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Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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Not that there aren't also a variety of concerns (beyond just safety) about freeway farming.
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Detectives believe Spaid’s truck entered the freeway at Cooper Street and approached Matlock Road.
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In a marked difference from other pollutants, the highest risk area for ozone was between the Gene Snyder and Watterson freeways in eastern Louisville, and along south-central Louisville, the study found.
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The blaze, which briefly closed a portion of the freeway, burned about 60 acres and took about two and a half hours to control, Nampa Fire Battalion Chief Todd Banta said.
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The streets and freeways were closed off or with access reserved only for emergency vehicles.
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The project’s main goal is to provide safe passage over the 10-lane freeway for mountain lions in the surrounding Santa Monica Mountains whose population has dwindled because of suburban sprawl and habitat fragmentation.
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The protest was peaceful as darkness fell, but a smaller group splintered off and walked down an entrance ramp to block Interstate 94, quickly snarling traffic and leading to the freeway’s shutdown in both directions.
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A scary scene unfolded in front of commuters Monday night when a woman apparently fighting with an occupant of another car was dragged along an Orange County freeway.
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First Known Use of freeway
1926
FREEWAY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of freeway for English Language Learners
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: a wide highway that is built for fast travel
FREEWAY Defined for Kids
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: an expressway that can be used without paying tolls
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