freeway
nounUK /ˈfɹɪjwɛj/ · /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/
Etymology From free + way.
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US A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
Parts of Canada and Australia
- Contrary to what one might expect of an essay on freeways, this one is neither a diatribe nor a paean.1983, David Brodsly, L. A. Freeway: An Appreciative Essay, page 1:
- A 106-kilometer section of this 117-kilometer new freeway (between Hsinchu and Hsichih 汐止) was opened to traffic in 1997, and the entire line will be finished in December 1999.1999 June, “Transportation”, in A Brief Introduction to the Republic of China, Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 110:
2 more examples
- In the late 1950s and 1960s most large cities started planning freeway systems, acknowledging the incredible growth in car ownership.2008, Derek Hayes, Canada: An Illustrated History, page 257:
- The Australian freeway story of the late twentieth century, like many planning stories, can be told as one of high technical expectations dashed by political controversy.2010, Robert Freestone, Urban Nation: Australia′s Planning Heritage, page 161:
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A toll-free highway.
- Derived terms
- freeway daisy, freewaylike, nonfreeway