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expressway

American  
[ik-spres-wey] / ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a highway especially planned for high-speed traffic, usually having few if any intersections, limited points of access or exit, and a divider between lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions.

expressway British  
/ ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a motorway

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Etymology

Origin of expressway

First recorded in 1940–45; express + way 1

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The brain stops prioritizing these “expressways” and shifts back to segregation to lock in the pathways our brains use most.

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Joshua, a former heavyweight champion, was discharged from hospital two days after the Lexus SUV crashed on the busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway, in south-west Nigeria.

From BBC

Hila exited the expressway back into Brooklyn, and Boaz remembered why he never let his aunt drive him anywhere.

From Literature

The British boxer, 36, was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway near Lagos.

From BBC

The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway near Lagos on Monday.

From BBC

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