autostrada

noun

Definition of autostradanext
as in motorway

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Recent Examples of autostrada 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, 8 May 2026 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 Given enough unrestricted autostrada, the Performante can reach a max speed of 190 mph, says the company. — Dan Neil, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023 Appreciate its deep tranquility before hopping on the chaotic autostrada again. — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autostrada
  1. motorway
  2. autobahn
  3. interstate
  4. highway
  5. superhighway
  6. autoroute
  7. freeway
  8. expressway
Noun
  • 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, 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
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
Noun
  • The Georgia Department of Transportation has planned back-to-back closures this weekend and next on different sections of the busy Atlanta interstate, requiring detours and causing significant delays.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Coming up next, the bridges will be finished with the end goal of putting all of the entering and exiting traffic of I-79 through a single intersection on the west side of the interstate, and eliminating the existing intersection on the east side.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • Large cracks appeared on major roads, including an elevated highway, and a goods train derailed, according to NHK, while rail ‌services were halted and flights grounded.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • While the advanced driving settings on the highway felt unpredictable and inconsistent, the interior tech on the massive 56-inch Hyperscreen touchscreen was reliably, well, visible.
    — Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of highway
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
  • 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
Definition of autoroute
Noun
  • But some older generations saw the freeways choose to live near them.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Mendoza Hernandez, who was 36 at the time of his arrest in April, was pulled over by four ICE agents near a freeway entrance in Patterson in Stanislaus County.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • All northbound traffic on the Dan Ryan was being diverted off the expressway at 67th Street in both the local and express lanes for several hours after the crash.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Dramatic video shows a loose tire flying across Interstate 76 before slamming into an SUV on the westbound Schuylkill expressway near the Girard avenue exit in Philadelphia.
    — Cherise Lynch, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Definition of expressway

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