Expressway

Quick meaning: Expressway is a noun meaning (US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.

Meaning

(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.

More Meanings

1. (Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines) Synonym of freeway.
2. (UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.

Example Sentences

The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.

The funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration systems.

Word Forms

• expressways
• expy
• expwy

Synonyms for expressway

Depending on context, synonyms include ewy, expwy, expy, freeway, pike, throughway.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include freeway, motorway, superhighway, throughway, thruway, pike.

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