1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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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On the somewhat obscure 78 freeway north of San Diego the Navigator consistently dealt with surrounding traffic by maintaining safe distances with driver involvement.
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Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
What To Know At about 1:30 a.m. Friday morning, Landeros' vehicle was seen traveling on the I-10 freeway near the city of Beaumont.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The funeral was filmed in a series of very tiny green spaces in the intestines of a freeway in Montreal.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
The slow-speed pursuit traveled on freeways in Oceanside, Carlsbad and then back toward Escondido.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
What To Know At about 1:30 a.m. Friday morning, Landeros' vehicle was seen traveling on the I-10 freeway near the city of Beaumont.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The funeral was filmed in a series of very tiny green spaces in the intestines of a freeway in Montreal.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
The slow-speed pursuit traveled on freeways in Oceanside, Carlsbad and then back toward Escondido.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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