autoroute

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of autoroute Worthington spent his first years in France on a meagre wage, grateful that the club paid his expenses for trundling up and down the autoroute in his Fiat Punto: a 14-hour round trip to Lyon, a 16-hour there and back to Marseille. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 The bridge carries the A75 autoroute across the Tarn valley, stretching 2,460 meters. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 The result has been massive, heavy and hugely expensive vehicles which need ever bigger batteries, taxpayer incentives, and can’t handle long-range, high-speed autoroute cruising. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Fast but legal cruising down the autoroute was also unimpressive, slashing range by over 60%. Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autoroute
Noun
  • Regarded as one of the most ambitious transportation projects ever, this bridge features a four-lane motorway and a double-track railway, supported by concrete piers.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 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
Noun
  • The final drive day sees guests back on the autobahn and up into the incredible views afforded along German Alpine Road.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The project will include a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway at Interstate 77 exit 36.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Passenger rail services running parallel to the interstate have also been canceled for the afternoon.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • She was ejected from the motorcycle, which then rolled over the cable barrier and into westbound lanes of the interstate.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • That is a critical step for Korea’s plan to build an energy superhighway to carry renewables across the nation.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Don't let your investment in a state-of-the-art superhighway be compromised by an inability to see the traffic.
    Serge Lucio, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The freeway was previously closed for the investigation, MSP said in the post.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For the filmmakers working in the region over the past two years, it’s been a long, arduous road to reach audiences, as the war impacted their physical productions and made potential distributors wary of facing political backlash for releasing their films.
    Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Autoroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autoroute. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!