Meanings
plural expressways · alternative contraction expy · alternative contraction expwy
- USregionalA divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
The funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration systems.
2021 November 30, Aliya Uteuova, “The plan to transform one of New York City’s dirtiest freeways into green space”, in The Guardian - New ZealandUKA road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.
2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The GuardianSynonyms: express road
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of freeway.
nounA road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 高速公路
- 高速公路 (gāosùgōnglù)US: divided highway — see also motorway
Danish motortrafikvej
- motortrafikvejhigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Dutch expressweg
- expresswegUS: divided highway — see also motorway
Finnish moottoritie, moottoriliikennetie
- moottoritieUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- moottoriliikennetiehigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
French autoroute, voie express
- autorouteUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- voie expresshigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
German Kraftfahrstraße
- Kraftfahrstraßehigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Greek αυτοκινητόδρομος
- αυτοκινητόδρομος (aftokinitódromos)US: divided highway — see also motorway
Hungarian autópálya, autósztráda
- autópályaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- autósztrádaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- sztrádaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- autóúthigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Italian superstrada
- superstradaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
Japanese 高速道路, 自動車道
- 高速道路 (kōsoku dōro)US: divided highway — see also motorway
- 自動車道 (jidōshadō)US: divided highway — see also motorway
- 高速自動車国道 (kōsoku jidōsha kokudō)US: divided highway — see also motorway
Korean 고속 도로, 자동차 전용 도로
- 고속 도로 (gosok doro)US: divided highway — see also motorway
- 자동차 전용 도로 (jadongcha jeonyong doro)US: divided highway — see also motorway
- 자동차도 (jadongchado)US: divided highway — see also motorway
- 고속화도로 (gosokhwadoro)high speed road, not built to motorway standards
Lithuanian greitkelis, greitkelis
- greitkelisUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- greitkelishigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Malay lebuh raya
- lebuh rayaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
Norwegian Bokmål motortrafikkvei
- motortrafikkveihigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Polish autostrada, droga ekspresowa
- autostradaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- droga ekspresowahigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
- ekspresówkahigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Portuguese auto-estrada
- auto-estradaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
Russian автомагистра́ль
- автомагистра́ль (avtomagistrálʹ)US: divided highway — see also motorway
Spanish autopista
- autopistaUS: divided highway — see also motorway
Swedish motortrafikled
- motortrafikledhigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Turkish otoyol, motorlu taşıt yolu
- otoyolUS: divided highway — see also motorway
- motorlu taşıt yoluhigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
- ekspres yolhigh speed road, not built to motorway standards
Vietnamese đường cao tốc
- đường cao tốcUS: divided highway — see also motorway
Cite this entry
expressway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressway
“expressway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressway. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expressway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressway.
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