motorway

noun

mo·​tor·​way ˈmō-tər-ˌwā 

chiefly British

: superhighway sense 1

Examples of motorway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reuters — An Italian court on Thursday sentenced former Atlantia CEO Giovanni ‌Castellucci to 12 years in prison over the deadly 2018 collapse of a motorway bridge in the northwestern port city of Genoa. — CNN Money, 16 July 2026

The house is at the Windsor Road-edge of the historic Bray Studios, tucked between the River Thames and a section of the A308 motorway, in the hamlet of Water Oakley. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Aerial images of a fire sweeping through the Fontainebleau forest near Paris, burning several hectares and forcing the closure of part of a motorway, on July 12, 2026. — CBS News, 13 July 2026

In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motorway

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway