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autoroutes

noun

plural of autoroute

as in motorways

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The records show that for nearly three years now, Florida’s highways have been racing with troopers’ black-and-tan patrol cars chasing drivers, even for non-violent offenses, leaving a trail of severe crashes, injuries and deaths.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Oklahoma's Highway Patrol signed all of its troopers on to 287(g), giving their officers the power to stop a driver and potentially make an immigration arrest on state highways.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

Kyiv has accused Russian forces of mining nearby roads and using the remaining residents as human shields to prevent Ukraine’s army from conducting offensive operations in the town.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Response teams are battling armed conflict, poor roads and violence from residents fueled by mistrust and misinformation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

This week’s storm brought localized flooding to several freeways by Thursday morning, including parts of Highway 101 in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo County, according to the National Weather Service.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Director Christopher Nolan uses the premise to stage spectacular sequences where cars reverse down freeways at high speed, cause and effect goes topsy-turvy, and fights are just, well, weird.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts.

— Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
However, the company says the city failed to coordinate with the property owners adjacent to the roadways being raised, and construction wasn’t able to start on time.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of roadways

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Celebrities are still wearing them too, including the actress Zoë Kravitz, who has been photographed in them on New York City streets, and Meghan Markle, who sported a slip skirt for the recent release of her As Ever advent calendar on Instagram.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Spotted out in New York City, the actor and recent beauty brand founder appeared to have taken the comforts of home quite literally onto the streets.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of streets

Noun

The center sits near the Dolphin and Palmetto expressways and Interstate 95, adjacent to the Waterford Blue Lagoon Business District.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressways

Noun

As transportation networks expanded—first with canals and turnpikes, and later with railroads—rural isolation began to fade.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Both turnpikes are currently classified as state highways, said Darian Butler, OTA engineering director.

— Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of turnpikes

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