freeway

noun

free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā How to pronounce freeway (audio)
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
Recent Examples on the Web The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers to add extra travel time to prepare for weekend travels with freeway work scheduled along Interstate 17, U.S. 60, Interstate 10 and Loop 101. The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024 In recent years, one of the farm’s employees, Juan Ramirez, has crafted giant minions out of hay bales that are visible from the freeway. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 After the riots in 1992, what was considered a proper canvas for the street artist expanded beyond the city’s buses, freeway overpasses, and walls of the L.A. river and local businesses. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Now picture looking out the window and seeing the freeway hundreds of miles below your wheels. Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for freeway 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of freeway was in 1926

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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

freeway

noun
free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā How to pronounce freeway (audio)
: a highway that is free of tolls

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