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–noun

1.	an express highway with no intersections, usually having traffic routed on and off by means of a cloverleaf.

2.	a toll-free highway.

[Origin: 1925–30, Americanism; free + way

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ex·press·way Audio Help (ĭk-sprěs'wā') Pronunciation Key
n. A major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections. Also called freeway, limited access highway, superhighway, thruway.

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free·way Audio Help (frē'wā') Pronunciation Key
n.

See expressway.
A highway without tolls.

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freeway
noun
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: expressway]

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ˈfreeway noun

a motorway

Arabic:	طَريق سَريع
Chinese (Simplified):	高速公路
Chinese (Traditional):	高速公路
Czech:	dálnice
Danish:	motorvej
Dutch:	snelweg
Estonian:	kiirtee
French:	autoroute (sans péage)
German:	die Schnellstraße
Greek:	αυτοκινητόδρομος
Hungarian:	autópálya
Icelandic:	hraðbraut
Indonesian:	jalan bebas hambatan
Italian:	autostrada senza pedaggio*
Japanese:	高速道路

Korean:	고속 도로
Latvian:	ātrgaitas automaģistrāle
Lithuanian:	greitkelis
Norwegian:	motorvei
Polish:	autostrada
Portuguese (Brazil):	auto-estrada
Portuguese (Portugal):	auto-estrada
Romanian:	autostradă (fără taxă)
Russian:	скоростная автострада
Slovak:	autostráda (na ktorej sa neplatí poplatok)
Slovenian:	avtocesta (brez cestnine)
Spanish:	autopista (sin peaje)
Swedish:	motorväg
Turkish:	otoyol