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autoroute

noun

Definition of autoroute

as in motorway

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Recent Examples of autoroute Improvements required to be competitive on the autoroute Chinese EVs are designed to match local speed limits but may be forced to improve aerodynamics and gearing to be able to compete with German speedsters. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The bridge carries the A75 autoroute across the Tarn valley, stretching 2,460 meters. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for autoroute

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Noun

And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of motorway

Noun

The new Stars arena will be located off the Dallas autobahn, more commonly called the Dallas North Tollway, which over the last decade has become one of the busiest main roads in DFW.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Southbound on the autobahn, just shy of the halfway point to Munich, a 45‑minute detour east leads to Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei, brewing since 1050.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Definition of autobahn

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The Floriston Fire near Truckee reached 75% containment Monday morning with no additional growth expected, according to authorities, but westbound Interstate 80 remained restricted as firefighters continued working along the highway.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The order directs the Department of Water Resources to stage flood-fighting supplies such as sandbags and pumps, while Caltrans prepares traffic-control and snow-removal equipment along vulnerable highways.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Council members Malcolm Graham and Joi Mayo, whose west Charlotte districts fall in the interstate’s footprint, flipped their votes in favor.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Both men reportedly took turns filming each other while firing rifles over the interstate, at a time when traffic was stopped.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of interstate

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Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
It was named Lucca incidentally because Auto Union star driver Hans Stuck set its record-breaking speed on a stretch of straight autostrada near the Italian town in 1935.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 May 2026

Definition of autostrada

Noun

Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.

— Alaina Harkness, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of superhighway

Noun

Police closed down eastbound I-94 between I-696 and 11 Mile Road while gathering evidence, but have since reopened all lanes of the freeway.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Ridesharing service Uber must pay $40 million to the family of a woman killed after a driver ordered her out of the car on the freeway.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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