motorway

noun

Definition of motorwaynext
chiefly British
as in autobahn

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Recent Examples of motorway The incident occurred next to a major motorway just after midday, immediately outside the tower where the Israeli consulate is located. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Laminated glass on higher-spec models significantly reduces wind and road noise, giving the E-408 a notably serene motorway character. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Fuel protesters block the motorway outside Dundalk as protests continue for a third day against the rising cost of fuel due to the Middle East crisis across the country on April 9, 2026. — Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 The explosion Saturday killed at least 15 women on the busy motorway, according to the governor of Cauca, Octavio Guzmán, leaving behind the twisted metal debris of multiple vehicles by a 650-foot crater in the road. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Apr. 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
  • Several northbound lanes of I-5 were closed north of Templin Highway as fire vehicles staged on the highway and multiple firefighting helicopters performed water drops from above, according to social media posts from the Angeles National Forest.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Drivers traveling south from Ouray to Silverton, will be on the steep outer side of the highway, while those driving north from Silverton to Ouray will hug the inside of the cliff face.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Shortly after, a 2018 Freightliner semi-truck was traveling north in the right lane of the interstate and hit the Explorer from behind.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The incident shut down the busy interstate for hours, snarling traffic during teh evening commute.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 June 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
  • Deputies alerted neighboring authorities before finding the man driving on Fair Oaks Boulevard near Kenneth Avenue and attempting to initiate the traffic stop that began the freeway chase.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • The 664-foot-wide by 120-foot-tall Prado Dam Bicentennial Mural, located near the intersection of the 91 and 71 freeways near Corona, turned 50.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • The size of the frozen zone in which crews are working to stabilize a building in Midtown Manhattan was decreased late Tuesday, but some roads remain blocked.
    — Kelly McCleary, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • This can cause loss of control in extreme circumstances, especially when the road conditions aren’t prime.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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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