motorway

American  

[moh-ter-wey] / ˈmoʊ tərˌweɪ /

noun

British.

1. an expressway.

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motorway British  

/ ˈməʊtəˌweɪ /

noun

1. US names: superhighway.   expressway.  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 lanes

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Etymology

Origin of motorway

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + way ¹

Example Sentences

Twenty-one-year-old Alisa Fielder from Surrey passed her test as a teenager but crashed a year ago as she was trying to overtake a lorry on a motorway.

From BBC

Her character plays a key role in the episode in which a minibus crashes with a car on the motorway between Leeds and Manchester.

From BBC

The insurance company said most people driving during the festive period travelled less than 100 miles, meaning congestion is likely around motorway interchanges and retail destinations.

From BBC

Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and motorways.

From BBC

“Whenever you drive on the motorway in the U.K., you’ve birds of prey everywhere, and now I can identify them,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times