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motorway

[moh-ter-wey]

noun

British.
  1. an expressway.



motorway

/ ˈməʊtəˌweɪ /

noun

  1. US names: superhighway expresswaya main road for fast-moving traffic, having limited access, separate carriageways for vehicles travelling in opposite directions, and usually a total of four or six lanes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of motorway1

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + way 1
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Example Sentences

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"Flooding is being recorded in some places," it added on X. Rail and road travel disruption in Catalonia started to be reported as water accumulated on tracks and motorways.

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After marching calmly past that and through the centre of the capital, a section of the crowd briefly occupied part of the motorway around Rome.

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Clandestine officers - under operation name Mayland - followed him to regular liaisons at a secluded woodland patch of land near the busy M4 motorway where several drugs exchanges were caught on camera.

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They tracked down the vehicle and questioned its owner, who denied ever driving it on the motorway.

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Amey says the work is essential to ensure the motorway remains safe and reliable.

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