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

/ ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ /

noun

1. a motorway

Word History and Origins

Origin of expressway¹

First recorded in 1940–45; express + way ¹

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Urban renewal czars also cleared out lively urban neighborhoods from Boston to Los Angeles, and no major city was untouched by the urban expressway craze.

From Slate

A classic example was the Van Wyck Expressway, which Moses built in Queens in 1950.

From Slate

As recounted in Robert Caro’s book The Power Broker, Moses promised that “traffic would flow freely” following the expressway’s construction.

From Slate

Hours later, her body was found along Katampe - Mabushi expressway in the Banex, Wuse II area of Abuja, in what is suspected to be a murder incident.

From BBC

Related Words

• freeway
• interstate
• superhighway
• turnpike