limited-access
adjective
lim·it·ed-ac·cess
ˈli-mə-təd-ˈak-ˌses 
of a road
: having access restricted to a relatively small number of points
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State of play: Many judges opt for limited-access Zoom sessions.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Then, in the forties, the city and the state started pushing through the big limited-access highways that would become interstates or link up to them.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The limited-access highways have their own set of issues, from wrong-way drivers to race-car-level speeding.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
The Army Corps said Thursday night that engineers aimed to open by the end of April a limited-access channel to the port that would be 35 feet deep.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
All Suburban and Tahoe models will also have the option of Super Cruise, GM’s hands-free driving system that can be used on most mapped, limited-access highways.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Perhaps nothing defines Los Angeles like the freeways: ribbons of asphalt and steel (and traffic jams) tying coast, valley and mountains together in a multilane, limited-access web.
—Eric A. Taub, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
This limited-access modus operandi is less about driving hype and intrigue for hype and intrigue’s sake, in the way that brands like Supreme have become famous for their drops, than about manpower and capacity.
—Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Ensuring that customers understand the differences should boost the appeal of Super Cruise, which works only on limited-access highways that have been premapped, and the upcoming Ultra Cruise, which broadly offers the same functionality on a wider set of roads.
—John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 31 July 2023
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Then, in the forties, the city and the state started pushing through the big limited-access highways that would become interstates or link up to them.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The limited-access highways have their own set of issues, from wrong-way drivers to race-car-level speeding.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
The Army Corps said Thursday night that engineers aimed to open by the end of April a limited-access channel to the port that would be 35 feet deep.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
All Suburban and Tahoe models will also have the option of Super Cruise, GM’s hands-free driving system that can be used on most mapped, limited-access highways.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Perhaps nothing defines Los Angeles like the freeways: ribbons of asphalt and steel (and traffic jams) tying coast, valley and mountains together in a multilane, limited-access web.
—Eric A. Taub, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
This limited-access modus operandi is less about driving hype and intrigue for hype and intrigue’s sake, in the way that brands like Supreme have become famous for their drops, than about manpower and capacity.
—Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Ensuring that customers understand the differences should boost the appeal of Super Cruise, which works only on limited-access highways that have been premapped, and the upcoming Ultra Cruise, which broadly offers the same functionality on a wider set of roads.
—John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 31 July 2023
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“Limited-access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited-access. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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