motorway

[ moh-ter-wey ]

nounBritish.
  1. an expressway.

Origin of motorway

1
First recorded in 1900–05; motor + way1

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British Dictionary definitions for motorway

motorway

/ (ˈməʊtəˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. British a main road for fast-moving traffic, having limited access, separate carriageways for vehicles travelling in opposite directions, and usually a total of four or six lanes: US names: superhighway, (also Canadian) expressway

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