Motorway
/ˈfriˌweɪ/
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Definition
(noun) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
Sentence Examples
The police pursued the stolen vehicle along the motorway.
The motorway is snarled up.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new ____ bypasses several small villages, allowing travelers to reach the city center much more quickly than the old country roads.