English > throughway: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic. |
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Synonyms | expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, thruway |
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Parts | carriageway | One of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes |
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Narrower | autobahn | An expressway in a German-speaking country |
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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 |
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Spanish | autopista, autovía, super-autopista, vía expresa |
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Catalan | autopista, super-autopista |
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