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expressways

[ik-spres-wey] Origin

ex·press·way

[ik-spres-wey]
noun
a highway especially planned for high-speed traffic, usually having few if any intersections, limited points of access or exit, and a divider between lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions.
Compare superhighway.


Origin:
1940–45; express + way
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Word Origin & History

expressway
c.1938, from express + way.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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