Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun parts of the US A
divided highway whereintersections anddirect access toadjacent properties have beeneliminated . - noun Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore A
road built tofreeway standards. - noun New Zealand A road built for high speed
traffic , but not up tomotorway standards or designated a motorway.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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Examples
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Brooklyn itself was fine but calling 278 an expressway is a laugh.
First we take Manhattan, then we..well...we go to Brooklyn. readingthedark 2010
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I called the expressway authority and they said DOT uses the readers for traffic monitoring?
SplicedFeed 2009
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"This expressway will be a huge launch pad for us in many ways," he says.
Road to Riches Naazneen Karmali 2010
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Even the governor has appealed to clear the expressway, which is one of the important lifelines of Calcutta and Bengal.
Is Mamata Banerjee Leading Political Lawlessness in Bengal? 2008
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Trouble was, it was Friday and it was four-thirty, and the expressway was a parking lot.
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We thought taking the expressway, which is probably 30 to 40 kilometers 20 to 25 miles from the reactor, was reasonably safe.
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The expressway, which is expected to reduce the driving time between New Delhi and Agra to about 90 minutes, will pass through Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), Aligarh, Mahamaya Nagar
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The expressway is a laughing stock both here and interstate and Labor and the Liberals have been under pressure to make it a dual carriageway.
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The expressway is a laughing stock both here and interstate and Labor and the Liberals have been under pressure to make it a dual carriageway.
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At present, India has only 200 km of expressway, which is only 0.2% of the entire NH network.
The Times of India 2010
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