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expressway

[ ik-spres-wey ]

noun

  1. a highway especially planned for high-speed traffic, usually having few if any intersections, limited points of access or exit, and a divider between lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions.


expressway

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noun

  1. a motorway
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Origin of expressway1

First recorded in 1940–45; express + way 1
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He’s also building India's longest expressway and redeveloping India’s largest slum.

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A six-lane expressway between the two cities quickly filled with cyclists.

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The expressway, built in the 1950s and ’60s to move cars faster between downtown Buffalo and its suburbs, has long depressed property values and stifled economic development in this low-income and predominantly Black community.

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On Saturday, the Meizhou city government in Guangdong said in a statement that authorities would conduct citywide checks on expressways, railways and roads in mountainous areas.

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The Mazu processions pass by factories and expressways, where the chanting and fireworks compete with the roar of passing trucks.

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