motorway

noun

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

Examples of motorway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a suitable location like a motorway toll booth, 60 mph arrives in 3.7 seconds (100 km/h in 3.8). Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 30 June 2024 Video footage shared on social media show protesters attempting to break onto the entrance of a motorway, before being stopped by police officers wielding batons and spraying pepper spray. Sophie Tanno, CNN, 29 June 2024 Iranian officials have used footage from surveillance cameras in public places such as subways and motorways to help identify and fine women who flout the mandatory hijab rule. Masih Alinejad, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2022 Video from the scene showed a black SUV in flames that appeared to have crashed into a prison van near a motorway toll booth, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for motorway 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorway. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

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