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expressway

[ik-spres-wey]

noun

  1. a highway especially planned for high-speed traffic, usually having few if any intersections, limited points of access or exit, and a divider between lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions.



expressway

/ ɪˈɛˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a motorway

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expressway1

First recorded in 1940–45; express + way 1
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As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway.

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National and state highways together make up about 5% of the total network, while other roads - including gleaming access-controlled expressways - account for the rest.

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He’s also building India's longest expressway and redeveloping India’s largest slum.

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A six-lane expressway between the two cities quickly filled with cyclists.

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The expressway, built in the 1950s and ’60s to move cars faster between downtown Buffalo and its suburbs, has long depressed property values and stifled economic development in this low-income and predominantly Black community.

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