autoroute
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of autoroute
From French, dating back to 1960–65; see origin at auto, route
Example Sentences
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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
Burgundy is about a three-hour drive from Paris, a straight shot on the A6 autoroute.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2010
Because the government was putting up 40% of construction costs, the autoroute died on the drawing board.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some 230 trains pass through the town daily, and there are 5,000 miles of quality roads in the immediate area, including German autobahns and Swiss autoroutes that put Frankfurt and Basel only two hours away.
From Time Magazine Archive
Macquarie runs toll roads in America, bridges in Portugal, French autoroutes, a tunnel in Germany, and airports from Sydney to Copenhagen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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