motorway

noun

mo·​tor·​way ˈmō-tər-ˌwā How to pronounce motorway (audio)
chiefly British

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Redouane, a 20-year police veteran who spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network, also features in the film. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025 Redouane, a police officer for 20 years, spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025 Questions remain on how infrastructure cost, power grid integration, and billing models will scale for longer stretches of motorway. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 The crash occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 10, on the M57 motorway in Knowsley, a village in England, the Merseyside Police said in a news release. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorway

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorway was in 1897

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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorway. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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