autopistan.

Brit.

/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌpiːstə/,

/aʊtə(ʊ)ˈpiːstə/, U.S.

/ˈɔdoʊˌpistə/,

/ˈɑdoʊˌpistə/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish autopista.

Etymology: < Spanish autopista (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1929) < auto- auto- comb. form² + pista track (see piste n.²).

In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a fast road for cars; a motorway.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > for wheeled vehicles > for fast motor traffic > in countries other than Britain and the U.S.

autostrada1924

autopista1928

autobahn1934

autoroute1946

1928 Times 1 Aug. 13 The question of the construction of autopistas, or special motor-car roads, from Madrid to Valencia and Madrid to Irun,..has advanced a further stage towards realization.

1955 ‘S. Marlowe’ Second Longest Night vii. 61 A four-lane superhighway [in Venezuela]... ‘Some autopista,’ he said.

1967 Daily Tel. 15 Mar. 14/4 After several years' delay Spain's first autopista, or through motorway, linking Barcelona to the French frontier is to be built.

1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) xiv. 372 Somewhere near Madrid, we turned off the autopista.

2003 F. McAuslan & M. Norman Rough Guide to Cuba (ed. 2) 36/2 Traffic jams are almost unheard of [in Cuba] and away from the cities many roads, including the autopista, are almost empty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	autopista
释义	autopistan. Brit. /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌpiːstə/, /aʊtə(ʊ)ˈpiːstə/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌpistə/, /ˈɑdoʊˌpistə/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish autopista. Etymology: < Spanish autopista (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1929) < auto- auto- comb. form² + pista track (see piste n.²). In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a fast road for cars; a motorway. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > for wheeled vehicles > for fast motor traffic > in countries other than Britain and the U.S. autostrada1924 autopista1928 autobahn1934 autoroute1946 1928 Times 1 Aug. 13 The question of the construction of autopistas, or special motor-car roads, from Madrid to Valencia and Madrid to Irun,..has advanced a further stage towards realization. 1955 ‘S. Marlowe’ Second Longest Night vii. 61 A four-lane superhighway [in Venezuela]... ‘Some autopista,’ he said. 1967 Daily Tel. 15 Mar. 14/4 After several years' delay Spain's first autopista, or through motorway, linking Barcelona to the French frontier is to be built. 1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) xiv. 372 Somewhere near Madrid, we turned off the autopista. 2003 F. McAuslan & M. Norman Rough Guide to Cuba (ed. 2) 36/2 Traffic jams are almost unheard of [in Cuba] and away from the cities many roads, including the autopista, are almost empty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1928
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