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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The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The 6th Avenue freeway reopened Tuesday afternoon after a four-vehicle crash closed eastbound and westbound lanes, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
—Julie Vossler-Henderson, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The plane took off from Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport at 5:05 p.m. and flew up and down the coast for about a half hour before the pilot made the landing on the freeway, according to FlightAware tracking site.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Video recorded moments after the accident shows a man in a black T-shirt lying near the inside lane of the freeway.
—Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The 6th Avenue freeway reopened Tuesday afternoon after a four-vehicle crash closed eastbound and westbound lanes, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
—Julie Vossler-Henderson, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The plane took off from Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport at 5:05 p.m. and flew up and down the coast for about a half hour before the pilot made the landing on the freeway, according to FlightAware tracking site.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Video recorded moments after the accident shows a man in a black T-shirt lying near the inside lane of the freeway.
—Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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