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单词 expressways
释义

expressway

noun

ex·​press·​way ik-ˈspres-ˌwā How to pronounce expressway (audio)
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled

Synonyms

  • arterial
  • artery
  • avenue
  • boulevard
  • carriageway [British]
  • drag
  • drive
  • freeway
  • high road
  • highway
  • pass
  • pike
  • road
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • street
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • trace
  • turnpike
  • way
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Example Sentences

a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
Recent Examples on the Web All but one board member, Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington, voted in favor of increasing expressway authority discounts. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 After the Place de la Concorde, Paul sped onto an expressway along the Seine. People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Images from overhead captured a flash at the door of the vehicle as Walker drove on an expressway. Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022 The guest of honor was Col. William Edens, for whom the expressway, initially known as the Edens Parkway, was named. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022 Pollution from the expressway, which helped give residents of mostly white suburbs easy access to the city center, has done long-term damage to the health of the people living near it. Anushka Patil, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022 Pollution from the expressway, which helped give residents of mostly white suburbs easy access to the city center, has done long-term damage to the health of the people living near it. New York Times, 15 May 2022 In the 1970s, Yee helped lead the Save Chinatown movement against initial construction plans for the expressway, which would have razed a church and a school, in addition to hundreds more homes. NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022 So why even mention the west side of the expressway at all? Victoria Pelletier, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

expressway

noun

ex·​press·​way ik-ˈspres-ˌwā How to pronounce expressway (audio)
: a highway for rapid traffic

expressways

noun

plural of expressway
as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • highways
  • freeways
  • roads
  • thoroughfares
  • streets
  • roadways
  • carriageways
  • routes
  • boulevards
  • turnpikes
  • arterials
  • arteries
  • interstates
  • causeways
  • drives
  • thruways
  • motorways
  • ways
  • avenues
  • lanes
  • parkways
  • pikes
  • pike
  • passes
  • rows
  • high roads
  • superhighways
  • autobahns
  • corridors
  • beltways
  • autoroutes
  • alleys
  • traces
  • trails
  • byways
  • drags
  • bypasses
  • switchbacks
  • autostrade
  • alleyways
  • branches
  • tracks
  • ring roads
  • backstreets
  • crossroads
  • secondary roads
  • dual carriageways
  • through streets
  • side streets
  • circles
  • autostradas
  • side roads
  • high streets
  • corniches
  • laneways
  • places
  • cul-de-sacs
  • dead ends
  • culs-de-sac
  • shunpikes
  • bystreets
  • mews
  • closes
  • Main Streets
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