motorway

noun

Definition of motorwaynext
chiefly British
as in autobahn

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Recent Examples of motorway This is for a variety of reasons, but relatively low speeds, gentle acceleration, extensive regenerative braking, and little resemblance to sustained motorway driving are key among them. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 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
  • Bundy was stopped by the highway patrol in Salt Lake City town in 1975 — leading to that 1976 conviction — and his vehicle was seized.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office says the closure was due to an erratic driver, and the interstate was closed at mile marker 243, east of the Veterans Memorial Tunnel by Idaho Springs.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The rider hit the acceleration, which threw the woman off the motorcycle, landing in the center lane of the interstate in the direct path of 2023 semi driven by a 40-year-old Orlando man.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 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
  • Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But for what practical purpose do these features really serve, except for quickly accelerating onto a freeway?
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • The road will be closed until further notice, county officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But the move left Angel City playing a home game on the road in an effort to avoid the road and play at home in the playoffs.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 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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