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autostrada

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au·to·stra·da  (ôt-sträd, out-)
n.
An expressway in Italy.
[Italian : auto, automobile; see auto + strada, street (from Late Latin strta, paved road; see street).]
autostrada [ˈɔːtəʊˌstrɑːdə]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an Italian motorway
[from Italian, from auto car + strada road]
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Noun1.autostrada - an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic


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But the opening dinner was subjected to various obstacles: typically heavy traffic on the Italian autostrada delayed jury members driving down from the north; and the Florence airport was closed for repaving of its single runway, so jurors coming from other continents had to land in Pisa or Bologna and then make their way by train or bus.
A room with a view by Campbell, Colleen / The Horn Book Magazine
Can't possibly read all the signs on the autostrada.
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The site just outside Reggio Emilia, south of Milan and just east of the Al autostrada, occupies 30 hectares of low-lying agricultural land and McAslan's scheme, distributed in an orderly grid, takes account of the tranquillity and nature of the landscape, of the local vernacular, and of Max Mara's desire to avoid any references to a corporate statement.
Tradition and innovation John McAslan + Partners by Pawley, Martin / The Architectural Review
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