motorway

Definition of motorwaynext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of motorway The motorway was originally built by Southern California Edison to install electrical towers, Green said. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 The driver who was behind the wheel of the car that crashed on a Nigerian motorway, injuring British boxer Anthony Joshua and killing two others, has been charged. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026 Redouane, a 20-year police veteran who spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network, also features in the film. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025 Redouane, a police officer for 20 years, spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
Noun
  • Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.
    C.C. Weiss March 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The state could build a high-speed autobahn for a fraction of the cost to move residents from the southern half of the state to the northern half and vice versa.
    John Moorlach, Oc Register, 14 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • There's no way bicycles are supposed to be on the highway.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This comprises 5,468 ultra-fast charging piles, 1,216 800-V ultra-fast charging stations, and 6,269 stations in highway service areas.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The plot wasn’t far off, as so many once bustling towns — like the fictional Radiator Springs — nearly faded away after being bypassed by an interstate.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Politicians who represent that corridor say buses couldn’t run enough service to accommodate new development blossoming along the interstate, or tech jobs spawning from Livermore National Laboratory.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.
    Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In New Orleans, one of the earliest slammers was a jovial fellow named Damian Labeaud, who, starting in 2010, recruited passengers from the local community with the promise of insurance payouts, then took them hunting on the freeway for a truck.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Three of Rove’s future centers will be near freeway interchanges.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Anaheim has an 18-20-2 record in road games and a 42-33-6 record overall.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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
  • Worthington spent his first years in France on a meagre wage, grateful that the club paid his expenses for trundling up and down the autoroute in his Fiat Punto: a 14-hour round trip to Lyon, a 16-hour there and back to Marseille.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The bridge carries the A75 autoroute across the Tarn valley, stretching 2,460 meters.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorway. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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