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Noun: expressway  ik'spres,wey
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
    "They took the expressway to save time on their journey";
    - freeway [N. Amer, Austral, S.Africa], motorway [Brit, Cdn], pike, state highway [N. Amer], superhighway [N. Amer], throughway [N. Amer], thruway [N. Amer]

Derived forms: expressways

Type of: highway, main road

Encyclopedia: Expressway