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motorway

[ moh-ter-wey ]
/ ˈmoʊ tərˌweɪ /
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noun British.
an expressway.
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Origin of motorway

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + way1

Words nearby motorway

motor unit, motor van, motor vehicle, motor vessel, motor voter law, motorway, mototaxi, Motown, Motril, Motrin, motser
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British Dictionary definitions for motorway

motorway
/ (ˈməʊtəˌweɪ) /
noun
British a 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 lanesUS names: superhighway, (also Canadian) expressway
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