expressway

[ik-spres-wey]

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

/ ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ /

noun

1. a motorway

Word History and Origins

Origin of expressway¹

First recorded in 1940–45; express + way ¹

Example Sentences

A giant yellow banner on a busy expressway linking New York's Brooklyn and Queens boroughs proclaims: "Vote Zohran -- for a city we can afford."

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Taking the Y4, an expressway still under construction, allows one to realise just "how much the city has eaten into the bush" that surrounds it, said Moustapha.

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Soldiers rehearsed fending off enemy troops on the mass transit system, expressways and city suburbs.

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As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway.

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National and state highways together make up about 5% of the total network, while other roads - including gleaming access-controlled expressways - account for the rest.

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Related Words

• freeway 
• interstate 
• superhighway 
• turnpike