Dictionary

expressway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈspɹɛs.weɪ/
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Etymology

From express + way.

Meanings

1. (US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
   • The funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration systems. 2021 November 30, Aliya Uteuova, “The plan to transform one of New York City’s dirtiest freeways into green space”, in The Guardian:
2. (Canada, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South-Korea, qualifier:parts of the US) Synonym of freeway.
3. (New-Zealand, UK) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
   • The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects. 2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

ewy · expresswayed (others) · expy · expwy

Relateds

carriageway · motorway · autoroute · highway · freeway

Synonyms

expy · expwy · ewy · express road (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · freeway

Translations (39)

ia autostrata (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ms lebuh raya (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · it superstrada (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · pl autostrada (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · es autopista (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · nl expressweg (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · nb motortrafikkvei (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · ja 高速自動車国道 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ja 高速道路 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ru автомагистра́ль (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · vo motoraveg (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ja 自動車道 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · da motortrafikvej (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · sh autocesta (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · tr otoyol (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · de-CH Autostrasse (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · fr voie express (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · nn motortrafikkveg (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · de Kraftfahrstraße (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · mk автопат (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · de-AT Autostraße (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · lt greitkelis (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · pl droga ekspresowa (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · tr ekspres yol (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · lt greitkelis (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · fi moottoritie (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ko 자동차도 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · vi đường cao tốc (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ko 고속 도로 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · pt auto-estrada (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · cmn 高速公路 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · fi moottoriliikennetie (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · sn marodi (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · ko 자동차 전용 도로 (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · fr autoroute (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · el αυτοκινητόδρομος (US: divided highway — see also motorway) · sv motortrafikled (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · tr motorlu taşıt yolu (high speed road, not built to motorway standards) · ko 고속화도로 (high speed road, not built to motorway standards)