autoroute
Americannoun
plural
autoroutesnoun
Etymology
Origin of autoroute
From French, dating back to 1960–65; see origin at auto, route
Example Sentences
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Une petite mosaïque placée aux abords d’une autoroute a été remplacée six fois par un fan qui aime la croiser chaque fois qu’il rend visite à ses parents.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
The holders are efficient, rather than exciting, and at the moment they remind me of a Citroen cruising along an old autoroute.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2022
The commission bought up property along the river valley and created a landscaped autoroute leading to the headwaters in Westchester County.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2019
It came as we were thundering along the autoroute in the south of France.
From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2013
Because the government was putting up 40% of construction costs, the autoroute died on the drawing board.
From Time Magazine Archive
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