freeway

ˈfriːweɪ

Definition of freeway - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

toll-free

major road without tolls for easy access

The freeway was clear, so we arrived early.

expressway

highway

urban highway

express highway in urban area

The freeway connects the city center to the suburbs..

expressway

motorway

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Images of freeway

major road without tolls for easy access
express highway in urban area

Expressions with freeway

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hit the freeway

start driving on the freeway

We decided to hit the freeway early to avoid traffic.

freeway of information

network facilitating quick access to knowledge

Libraries and online databases form a freeway of information.

life is a freeway

exp.

life is full of opportunities and choices

Remember, life is a freeway, so take the exit you want.

freeway daisy

flower growing along highways

The freeway daisy brightened up the roadside.

freeway flyer

person who commutes long distances on freeways

The freeway flyer spends hours driving to work every day.

Origin of freeway

American English, free (without cost) + way (road)

Terms with freeway included in their meaning

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ramp

road connection

road connecting a freeway to another road

surface street

non-highway road

road that is not a highway or freeway

transit lane

carpooling

freeway lane for vehicles with multiple passengers

on-ramp

roadway

road segment for entering a freeway

frwy.

abbr.

abr: freeway

wide road for fast cars with no stops

fwy

abbr.

abr: freeway

wide road for fast traffic

mixmaster

traffic

complex freeway interchange

hit the freeway

driving

start driving on the freeway

Examples of freeway in a sentence

The new freeway reduced travel time significantly.
We took the freeway to avoid the traffic lights.

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French:autoroute, périphérique, ...
German:Autobahn, Schnellstraße, ...
Italian:superstrada, autostrada, ...
Spanish:autopista, autopista urbana, ...
Portuguese:autoestrada, ...
Chinese:高速公路, 城市快速路, ...
Japanese:高速道路, 都市高速道路, ...
Arabic:طَرِيق سَرِيع, طَريق حُرّ, ...
Hebrew:כְּבִישׁ מָהִיר, כְּבִישׁ אַגְרָה, ...
Russian:автострада, городская автомагистраль, ...
Ukrainian:автострада, міська автомагістраль, ...
Hindi:फ्रीवे, शहरी एक्सप्रेसवे, ...
Bengali:ফ্রিওয়ে, এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে, ...
Catalan:autopista, via ràpida, ...
Czech:dálnice, městská dálnice, ...
Danish:motorvej, ...
Dutch:snelweg, stadsautoweg, ...
Greek:αυτοκινητόδρομος, ταχεία λεωφόρος, ...
Hungarian:díjmentes autópálya, gyorsforgalmi út, ...
Khmer:ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនឥតគិតថ្លៃ, ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿន, ...
Korean:고속도로, 도시 고속도로, ...
Persian:بزرگراه, بزرگراه شهری, ...
Polish:autostrada, droga ekspresowa miejska, ...
Portuguese (BR):rodovia, ...
Romanian:autostradă, autostradă urbană, ...
Swedish:motorväg, stadsmotorväg, ...
Thai:ทางด่วน, ทางด่วนในเมือง, ...
Turkish:otoyol, ...
Vietnamese:đường cao tốc, đường cao tốc đô thị, ...

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