Meanings
nounautoroute (plural autoroutes)
plural autoroutes
- QuebecAn expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
- An expressway in any Francophone country.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Frenchautoroute
- Englishautoroute
Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, equivalent to auto- (automobile) + route.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French autoroute
- autoroutemotorway
Hungarian autópálya, autósztráda
- autópályamotorway
- autósztrádamotorway
- sztrádamotorway
Polish autostrada
- autostradamotorway
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APA
autoroute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoroute
MLA
“autoroute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoroute. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoroute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoroute.
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