freeway
/ˈfɹiː.weɪ/
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British/ˈfɹɪjwɛj/
freeway noun: a highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
Noun
freeway (plural freeways)
- A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
- Contrary to what one might expect of an essay on freeways, this one is neither a diatribe nor a paean.1983, David Brodsly, L. A. Freeway: An Appreciative Essay, page 1
- A 106-kilometer section of this 117-kilometer new freeway (between Hsinchu and Hsichih 汐止) was opened to traffic in 1997, and the entire line will be finished in December 1999.1999 June, “Transportation”, in A Brief Introduction to the Republic of China, Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 110
- Synonyms:
- motorway, expressway, autoroute, autobahn, interstate[:w:Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway System]]>, limited-access highway, controlled-access highway
- A toll-free highway.
freeway meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
freeway in Hindi
- फ्रीवे
freeway in Tamil
- தனிவழி
freeway in Urdu
- فری وے
freeway in Bengali
- ফ্রিওয়ে
More languagesFewer languages
- freeway in Telugu
- ఫ్రీవే
- freeway in Malayalam
- ഫ്രീവേ
- freeway in Punjabi
- ਫ੍ਰੀਵੇਅ
- freeway in Gujarati
- ફ્રીવે
- freeway in Nepali
- फ्रीवे
Examples of freeway in a sentence
- In the late 1950s and 1960s most large cities started planning freeway systems, acknowledging the incredible growth in car ownership.2008, Derek Hayes, Canada: An Illustrated History, page 257:
- The Australian freeway story of the late twentieth century, like many planning stories, can be told as one of high technical expectations dashed by political controversy.2010, Robert Freestone, Urban Nation: Australia′s Planning Heritage, page 161:
Synonyms of freeway
- motorway
- expressway
- autoroute
- autobahn
- interstate[:w:Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway System]]>
- limited-access highway
- controlled-access highway
Antonyms
Forms of freeway
| plural | freeways |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fwy |
Origin of freeway
From free + way.
Words formed from freeway
Phrases with freeway
Words that rhyme with freeway
Questions about freeway
- What does freeway mean?
- Freeway means a highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
- What is freeway in Hindi?
- Freeway in Hindi is फ्रीवे. See Freeway meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use freeway in a sentence?
- In the late 1950s and 1960s most large cities started planning freeway systems, acknowledging the incredible growth in car ownership.
- What part of speech is freeway?
- Freeway is a noun.
- How do you pronounce freeway?
- Freeway is pronounced /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/.
- What is the plural of freeway?
- The plural of freeway is freeways.
Words near freeway in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: freeway (page history and authors); freeway (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); freeway (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); freeway (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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