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BNC: 36848 COCA: 19642

expressway

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
expressway /ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ/ noun
plural expressways
expressway
/ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ/
noun
plural expressways
Learner's definition of EXPRESSWAY
[count] US
: a large highway that may be entered and left only at certain places高速公路
BNC: 36848 COCA: 19642

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

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of expressway was in 1944
BNC: 36848 COCA: 19642

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