motorway

noun

mo·​tor·​way ˈmō-tər-ˌwā How to pronounce motorway (audio)
chiefly British

Examples of motorway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Iranian officials have used footage from surveillance cameras in public places such as subways and motorways to help identify and fine women who flout the mandatory hijab rule. Masih Alinejad, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2022 Video from the scene showed a black SUV in flames that appeared to have crashed into a prison van near a motorway toll booth, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 At a motorway exit near Rome, farmer Paolo Pepponi was part of a crowd that blocked the road. Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024 Long trips with the family to southern Spain or Italy for the summer holidays using fast motorways are no problems for an internal combustion engine (ICE). Neil Winton, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for motorway 

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Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorway was in 1897

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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorway. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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