expressway

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US 131, an expressway in Wyoming, Michigan. Local roads cross over the highway on overpasses.

Alternative forms

expy (contraction)

Etymology

express +‎ way

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eks.ˈpɹɛs.weɪ/
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

expressway (plural expressways)

(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

US: divided highway

Chinese:
Mandarin: 高速公路 (zh) (gāosùgōnglù)
Danish: motorvej (da) c
Dutch: expressweg, snelweg (nl)
Finnish: moottoritie (fi)
French: autoroute (fr) f
German: Autobahn (de)
Greek: αυτοκινητόδρομος (el) m (aftokinitódromos)
Hungarian: autópálya (hu)
Interlingua: autostrata
Italian: superstrada (it)
Japanese: 高速道路 (ja) (こうそくどうろ, kōsoku-dōro), 自動車道 (jidōshadō)
Korean: 고속도로(高速道路) (ko) (gosokdoro)
Lithuanian: greitkelis (lt)
Macedonian: автопат (avtopat)
Malay: lebuh raya (ms)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: motorvei (no) m
Polish: autostrada (pl) f
Portuguese: auto-estrada (pt)
Russian: автомагистра́ль (ru) (avtomagistrálʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: autocesta (sh)
Shona: marodi
Spanish: autopista (es)
Swedish: motorväg (sv)
Turkish: otoyol (tr)
Volapük: motoraveg

freeway — see freeway

NZ: high speed road, not built to freeway standards

Danish: motortrafikvej
Finnish: moottoriliikennetie (fi)
French: voie express (fr) f
German: Kraftfahrstraße (de)
Korean: 고속화도로 (gosokhwadoro)
Lithuanian: greitkelis (lt)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: motortrafikkvei

Nynorsk: motortrafikkveg
Polish: droga ekspresowa (pl) f
Swedish: motortrafikled (sv)
Turkish: motorlu taşıt yolu, ekspres yol (tr)

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} luasbhealach m