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Freeway

/frˈiˌweɪ/
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(noun) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each

There was a terrible accident on the freeway yesterday.
He came by the freeway.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The traffic on the ____ was moving very slowly because of a major accident during the morning rush hour.

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