motorway
/ˈməʊtəweɪ/
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British/ˈməwtəwɛj/
motorway noun: a highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
Noun
motorway (plural motorways)
- A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
- All the R. R.'s of America will have to be furnished with a biking way and a motor way on each side of the rails.1895 October, “Real Estate”, in California Banker's Magazine, page 429
- Work of constructing the Texas Motorway, a stone highway which when completed will extend from Fort Worth to Del Rio, Tex., a distance of 500 miles, has been commenced and a section between 18 and 20 miles long running out from Glenrose, the county seat of Somervell County, has been completed.1913 September 20, Good Roads, page 137
- Synonyms:
- freeway, expressway, highway, autoroute
- A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
- In December, track operators replaced the crushed rock with brick, earning the motorway the nickname, Brickyard.2018, Paul R. Wonning, A Year of Indiana History Stories, volume 1, Greensburg, Indiana: Mossy Feet Books, page 250
- The 9-degree banking you see in the Speedway’s four turns is believed to be the first intentionally banked motorway in the United States.2020 July 13, Jeff Olson, “Race To Develop Automotive, Safety Technology Never Stops at IMS”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Indianapolis Motor Speedway, archived from the...
- Synonyms:
- speedway
motorway meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
motorway in Hindi
- highway designed for high-speed motor-traffic
- द्रुतमार्ग drutmārg
motorway in Tamil
- ஊர்தி செல்லும் பாதை
motorway in Marathi
- मोटार मार्ग, मोटारमार्ग, मोटारी मार्ग
motorway in Urdu
- موٹر وے, موٹروے
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- motorway in Bengali
- ফ্রিওয়ে phriōẇe
- motorway in Telugu
- మోటారు మార్గం, మోటారుమార్గం, మోటారు రోడ్డు
- motorway in Malayalam
- മോട്ടോർവേ, മോട്ടോർ പാത, മോട്ടോർ വേ
- motorway in Kannada
- ಮೋಟಾರು ಮಾರ್ಗ, ಮೋಟಾರು ರಸ್ತೆ, ಮೋಟಾರು ಮಾರ್ಗದ
- motorway in Punjabi
- ਮੋਟਰਵੇਅ, ਮੋਟਰ-ਵੇਅ, ਮੋਟਰ ਵੇਅ
- motorway in Gujarati
- મોટરવે, મોટર વે, મોટર માર્ગ
- motorway in Odia
- ମୋଟରୱେ, ମୋଟରପଥ
- motorway in Nepali
- मोटरवे, मोटर मार्ग, मोटरमार्ग
- motorway in Arabic
- أُوتُوسْتْرَاد ʔutustrād, طَرِيق سَرِيع ṭarīq sarīʕ
- motorway in Malay
- lebuh raya
- motorway in Indonesian
- jalan bebas hambatan terkendali
- motorway in Persian
- آزادراه âzâdrâh, اتوبان otobân
- motorway in Thai
- ทางด่วน taang-dùuan, มอเตอร์เวย์ mɔɔ-dtə̂ə-wee
- motorway in Vietnamese
- đường cao tốc, đường ô tô chính, đường trục ô tô
Examples of motorway in a sentence
- It is presumed that in the working out of the program the motor trucks will automatically have the major use of the local low-speed highways paralleling the motorway.1925 December, C. L. Norton, “Our Industrial Highways”, in Trade Winds, volume 4, number 10:
- His business career had been as a road builder and he saw the future in a network of motorways, whereas he believed there was serious overcapacity in the railway network.2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:
- One national agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the national motorway system, which typically is a small fraction of the entire roadway network. (page 8)2001 June, Jim Brewer, John German, ..., “Geometric Design Practices for European Roads”, in (Please provide the book title or journal...
- Charging stations for electric vehicles must be placed along the main European motorways at least every 60 kilometres from 2026, the European Parliament decided on Tuesday.2023 July 12, “Electric vehicle charging stations to be installed every 60 km on European motorways”, in (Please provide the book title or...
Synonyms of motorway
Forms of motorway
| plural | motorways |
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Origin of motorway
From motor + way.
Words formed from motorway
Questions about motorway
- What does motorway mean?
- Motorway means a highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
- What is motorway in Hindi?
- Motorway in Hindi is द्रुतमार्ग (drutmārg). See Motorway meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use motorway in a sentence?
- It is presumed that in the working out of the program the motor trucks will automatically have the major use of the local low-speed highways paralleling the motorway.
- What part of speech is motorway?
- Motorway is a noun.
- How do you pronounce motorway?
- Motorway is pronounced /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of motorway?
- The plural of motorway is motorways.
Words near motorway in the dictionary
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