expressway

noun

ex·press·way ik-ˈspres-ˌwā

Synonyms of expressway next

: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled

Examples of expressway in a Sentence

a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

Recent Examples on the Web Several expressways, including four major highways and bridges, crosshatch right through the center of the South Bronx to service food-distribution centers, waste-management facilities, and factories, resulting in at least 15,000 trucks passing through the South Bronx daily. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 June 2024 This newspaper has uncovered scores of scandals through the years — everything from corruption at the expressway authority to criminal activity at Joel Greenberg’s trainwreck of a tax office. —

Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024 The Norwood Lateral, which operates as an expressway between Interstate 71 and Interstate 75, is now expected to reopen the weekend of Sept. 20, according to Kathleen Fuller, a spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Transportation. —

Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024 Marco Bello / Reuters Far to the north in New York City, heavy storms that meteorologists said were being enhanced by Debby flooded some streets and expressways, stranding motorists. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expressway

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