motorway

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of motorway 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 Dad, a newsreader for the BBC, grew up in Caterham, a town near the M25 motorway that encircles London and prime Palace-supporting territory. Rebecca Lowe, New York Times, 14 May 2025 The roads are superb, especially the multi-lane A1 motorway between Vilnius and Kaunas. Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 The power delivery is incredible, and this is particularly surprising when accelerating from around 50mph on a motorway. James Morris, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
Noun
  • With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • In 2023, nearly 1,200 people died on freeways and interstates, which aren’t designed for pedestrians.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • The interstate will reopen at 5 a.m. on July 21, with one lane to reopen along the corridor until 5 a.m. on July 23.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Obama doesn't get nearly enough flack for the NATO bombing campaign in Libya, one of the most short-sighted and memory-holed American military actions in history that had the twofer effect of destroying that entire country while also opening up a superhighway of mass immigration into Europe.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
  • This 65-mile stretch of roadway not only slashes driving time from eight hours to less than three but the new superhighway also opens access to previously remote towns in the interior, like San Pablo Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That should be enough for spirited riding through town and out on the freeway, given the T/TT's respective 443 lb (201 kg) and 447 lb (203 kg) weight figures.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2025
  • But, before Disneyland opened, Southern California’s biggest freeways didn’t yet reach deep into Orange County.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Strengthening infrastructure – Communities need to prioritize schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, water supply, sewer, sanitation, power, cellular, internet service, etc.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 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
  • Cruising at around 75 mph on high-speed autoroutes would incur a range penalty of close to 50%.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • So buyers who use their EVs for much long-distance cruising along Europe’s high-speed autoroutes will be less impressed by China’s products.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorway. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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