motorway

noun

Definition of motorwaynext
chiefly British
as in autobahn

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Recent Examples of motorway Views are also good at what has become something of a local landmark, particularly to drivers on the nearby M61 motorway who can’t fail to notice the sweeping roof and angled floodlight poles when lit up at night. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 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 Aerial images of a fire sweeping through the Fontainebleau forest near Paris, burning several hectares and forcing the closure of part of a motorway, on July 12, 2026. — CBS News, 13 July 2026 In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
  1. autobahn
  2. highway
  3. interstate
  4. superhighway
  5. freeway
  6. road
  7. autostrada
  8. autoroute
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
  • Over the course of the holiday, just under a quarter of cars traveling on China’s highways were EVs — up 33% from a year earlier.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Russian outlet Izvestia reported on Sunday that Moscow is upgrading existing rail crossings and considering new highways to handle growing bilateral trade.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The stretch of interstate does not have streetlights and the speed limit is 70 mph, maps show.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Three months after the video was posted online, the FBI arrested Michael David Barrett and charged him with interstate stalking.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of interstate
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
  • Nam said the freeway portion of the network has been set, but the surface street portion of the network is still being worked out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The vehicle traveled onto the freeway before re-entering the city, with the California Highway Patrol and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office becoming involved in the chase.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some might be taken on the road and featured in live appearances, or at least have their stories recorded and included in campaign ads.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • 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, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Definition of autostrada
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

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