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autoroute

[ aw-toh-root; French oh-toh-root ]

noun

, plural au·to·routes [aw, -toh-roots, oh-toh-, root].
  1. a principal highway, especially in France and French-speaking Canada.


autoroute

/ ˈɔːtəʊˌruːt /

noun

  1. a French motorway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoroute1

From French, dating back to 1960–65; auto, route
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoroute1

from French, from auto car + route road

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