expressway

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈspres-ˌwā\
- /ɪkˈspres.weɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈspres-ˌwā\

Definitions of expressway word

noun expressway A highway designed for fast traffic, with controlled entrance and exit, a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions, and typically two or more lanes in each direction. 1
noun expressway high-speed motorway 1
countable noun expressway An expressway is a wide road that is specially designed so that a lot of traffic can move along it very quickly. It is usually divided, so that traffic travelling in one direction is separated from the traffic travelling in the opposite direction. 0
noun expressway a motorway 0
noun expressway a divided highway for through traffic, with full or partial control of access and generally with overpasses or underpasses at intersections 0
noun expressway (parts of the US) A divided highway where intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated. 0

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Parts of speech for Expressway

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expressway popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for expressway

noun expressway

large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
freeway — an express highway with no intersections, usually having traffic routed on and off by means of a cloverleaf.
interstate — connecting or involving different states: interstate commerce.
superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
turnpike — a high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.

All 7 Synonyms of expressway

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