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motorway

[moh-ter-wey]

noun

British.
  1. an expressway.



motorway

/ ˈəʊəˌɱɪ /

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

“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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A vigil has taken place for an 11-year-old boy who was one of two children to die after a minibus overturned on a motorway slip road.

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As the Heads of the Valleys road officially opens on Thursday, there are no roadworks on it for the first time in 23 years after its £2bn upgrade to almost motorway standard.

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An 11-year-old boy has become the second child to die after a minibus overturned on a motorway slip road.

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Leeds did eventually get subterranean transport - in the form of the inner ring road motorway which dives under the city centre.

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Road users travelling southbound are advised to follow the solid circle diversion symbol on road signs, exiting the motorway at J13 on to the A38.

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