freeway

noun

ˈfrē-ˌwā How to pronounce freeway (audio)
Definition of freewaynext
as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time

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Recent Examples of freeway More important than the figures themselves is the engine’s broad, effortless power delivery, which makes the Carrera T feel eager whether carving through a mountain road or dispatching a stretch of freeway. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Following the collision involving the patrol car, authorities diverted all eastbound Interstate 80 traffic off the freeway at Air Base Parkway. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The difference between one driver successfully passing another on the freeway is sometimes just a matter of a few inches. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 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 See All Example Sentences for freeway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeway
  1. highway
  2. road
  3. expressway
  4. street
  5. thoroughfare
  6. route
  7. roadway
  8. boulevard
Noun
  • Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.
    — Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The rear tire plays a different role from its conventional use on roads.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The trip to Seattle began a stretch of six road games in eight weeks.
    — Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • The background street gets wildly warped from distortion, and anything outside of the center suffers some detail loss.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Waves of water sloshed onto the streets of South Florida earlier this week, flooding cars and soaking feet.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In the first nine months of 2026, the famed thoroughfare has welcomed 49 million people, impacted by the conflict in the Middle East and the social unrest in France.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Beer says that the main transmission route of viruses of the Simbu serogroup are biting midges, which can rapidly spread infections, especially in the summer and autumn.
    — Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Along most of its route, the water dropped just one meter in elevation per kilometer.
    — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • The Silverado then veered off the roadway, traveled up an embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its roof in the third lane.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Once-barren lots have been excavated to lay foundations for apartments, roadways and restaurants.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • It is assigned to Fire Station 85, the district’s administrative and emergency response headquarters, at the intersection of Wilson and El Dorado Hills boulevards.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • South Floridians of a certain vintage — those familiar with Las Olas pre-pandemic, anyway — may remember Mangos, the Floribbean locals lounge that lasted 25 years on the boulevard before closing in 2017.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of boulevard

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