motorway
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈməʊtəweɪ/
- UK
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autopista
- The signs along the motorway indicated that there was a service station ahead.
The other day she cut me up on the motorway.
- The other day she cut me up on the motorway.
- So Heisenberg is bombing down the motorway in his BMW and the police pull him over.
- You're telling me to cross a motorway.
- So I've got into the field, it was like a hill above the motorway.
- It was him and and his Sergeant who were on nights, went to Birch Services on the motorway near Middleton in Manchester.
- I think it was fucking spares, which just plays away and we've come off the the motorway on, on the, what's it called, open fucking.
Examples
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- Excuse me, I wonder if you could tell me how I can get back onto the motorway.
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There are reports of chaos on the motorways as thousands of people attempt to flee the cities.
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For lunch, they stopped at a motorway service station.
Fiction book (1990) -
Which major motorway runs between the cities of Derby and Nottingham?
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We fly low over a field, a ditch, and straight out over six lanes of motorway.
Fiction book (2001) -
We get off the motorway and are clueless as to where to go.
Blog text (12) -
They want to extend the motorway right through here.
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Within about twenty minutes of leaving the motorway, Roland realized that he was lost.
Fiction book (2000) -
Traveling by shuttle, a passenger will reach a motorway in France from one in England in approximately 65 minutes.
Academic text (1993) -
At full speed, we'll whizz along a motorway, avoiding a series of obstacles.
Blog text (15)
Synonyms
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1.0
A main road that connects big towns or cities for long trips
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2.2
A wide road for fast traffic with no intersections or traffic lights
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2.8
A wide road for fast traffic with few places to enter or exit
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1.1
A big road that carries most traffic and connects towns
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3.2
A major road that connects cities in different US states
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9.9
A wide highway for fast traffic that often has tolls
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5.8
A very fast road in Germany or Austria sometimes with no speed limit
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4.1
A wide road for fast traffic with few places to enter or leave
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3.5
A very wide road with many lanes for fast traffic
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2.7
A major road the state government keeps for fast travel between towns
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4.1
A wide road that lets cars and trucks travel fast without stoplights or intersections
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9.3
A wide road for cars with trees and grass usually outside cities
How Major
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word motorway joins motor ('engine' or a vehicle with an engine, as in motorbike) and way ('road'). So a motorway is literally a 'road for motors', which is why it is a wide fast road made for motor vehicles.