Definition of freeway
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:an expressway with fully controlled access
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: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
Recent Examples of freeway from the Web
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Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Submerged cars on a freeway near downtown Houston.
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The environmental study found that traffic congestion would worsen as a result of the nearly $1 billion project, though freeway intersection changes could minimize that, The Courier-Journal reported.
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Recently the updated BMW i3 delivered around 4 miles per kWh on the freeway with the air conditioning running.
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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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First Known Use of freeway
1926
freeway Synonyms
Synonyms
arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, way, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpikeRelated Words
causeway; autobahn, autoroute, autostrada, dual carriageway [chiefly British], interstate, motorway [chiefly British], superhighway; beltway, bypass, parkway, ring road [chiefly British]; corniche, switchback; through street; high street [British], Main Street; backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street; alley, alleyway; circle, lane, laneway [British], mews [chiefly British], place; close [chiefly British], cul-de-sac, dead end; corridor; track, trailFREEWAY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition 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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Definition of freeway for Students
:an expressway that can be used without paying tolls
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