expressway (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *expressway*:
NOUN	artifact	expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway	a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

expressway > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspreh'swey.
Rhymes	airway ... Zimbabwe: 74 rhymes with wey...

English > *expressway*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
Synonyms	freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway
Parts	carriageway	One of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
Narrower	autobahn	An expressway in a German-speaking country
	autostrada	An expressway in an Italian-speaking country
	turnpike, toll road	An expressway on which tolls are collected
Broader	highway, main road	A major road for any form of motor transport
Spanish	autopista, autovía, super-autopista, vía expresa
Catalan	autopista, super-autopista

HyperDic: expressway