freeway
Americannoun
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an express highway with no intersections, usually having traffic routed on and off by means of a cloverleaf.
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a toll-free highway.
noun
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another name for expressway
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a major road that can be used without paying a toll
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“I lived in one of those houses that were condemned for the Santa Monica freeway,” he recalled of his last year of college.
The crash occurred on the northbound 215 freeway near Eucalyptus Avenue around 7:30 p.m.,
From Los Angeles Times
Four eastbound lanes of the freeway were shut down for the investigation, the CHP said.
From Los Angeles Times
After years of demonstrators repeatedly shutting down freeway traffic around downtown Los Angeles, Caltrans has installed large metal swing gates onto freeway ramps ahead of this weekends “No Kings” protests.
From Los Angeles Times
Others bristled at the Mayor’s comparison of the freeway and public transit.
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