motorway

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of motorway My week consists of going to and from dog parks via motorways and B-roads after working hours. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Since 2011, Turkish public-private partnerships have poured around $115 billion into motorways, bridges, ports, and airports to improve Turkey’s segment of that infrastructure. Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025 The infrastructure is reasonable, but much of the route takes you alongside motorways. Craig Martin, Outside Online, 8 May 2025 But driving 200 miles on motorways, backroads, and through towns and cities, saw 2.7mi/kWh at best, and this was during warmer weather. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
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
  • Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Dallas Morning News, Rice lost control while racing on a Dallas highway, causing a multi-vehicle hit-and-run.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The truck became fully engulfed and the semi-trailer had also caught fire as CHP officers blocked the interstate at Fruitridge Road.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Routh allegedly fled the scene but was later arrested by a local sheriff's office on a nearby interstate.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
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
  • Nobody needed to learn to merge onto the actual freeway when these fast and wide sections of La Brea and La Cienega were freeway enough.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In drone footage shared by San Francisco outlet KTVU, all lanes across Interstate 80 are blocked with traffic, with the chaos of the event spilling onto the freeway.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pledges to give it all away A good friend of philanthropist Michael Milken who has raised billions of dollars for cancer research, Ellison believes the road to bliss is altruistic giving.
    Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Studies have also shown that the extra hour of daylight has resulted in safer roads, lower crime rates and economic benefits.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 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
  • Europe has an extensive autoroute system allowing cruising speeds of around 80 mph or more for hours on end.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Fast but legal cruising down the autoroute was also unimpressive, slashing range by over 60%.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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