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mo·tor·way  (mtr-w)
n. Chiefly British
A superhighway.

motorway [ˈməʊtəˌweɪ]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.motorwaymotorway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
autobahn - an expressway in a German-speaking country
autostrada - an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
carriageway - one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport
toll road, turnpike - an expressway on which tolls are collected

motorway
noun highway (U.S.), A road, main road, freeway (U.S.), autobahn (German) the national motorway network
Translations
motorway [ˈməʊtəweɪ]
A. N (Brit) → autopista f
B. CPD motorway madness Nlocura f en la autopista
motorway service area Nárea f de servicios de autopista
motorway services NPLservicios mpl en autopista

motorway [ˈməʊtərweɪ]
n (British)autoroute f
on the motorway → sur l'autoroute
modif [network, bridge] → autoroutier/ière; [traffic, driving] → sur l'autoroute motorway service station
motorway service station naire f de services autoroutiers

motorway [ˈməʊtəˌweɪ] n (Brit) → autostrada
motorway [ˈməʊtəˌweɪ] n (Brit) → autostrada

motorway طريق السيارات dálnice motorvej Autobahn αυτοκινητόδρομος autopista moottoritie autoroute cesta autostrada 高速道路 고속도로 snelweg motorvei autostrada auto-estrada автострада motorväg ทางหลวง otoyol đường cao tốc 高速公路


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