autoroute

English
Autoroute 15 in Montreal.

Etymology

Borrowed from French autoroute.

Noun

autoroute (plural autoroutes)

  1. (in Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
  2. An expressway in any Francophone country.

French

Etymology

auto- +‎ route

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ʁut/
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Noun

autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. An expressway, freeway, motorway, highway.

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

auto- +‎ route

Noun

autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Jersey) motorway

Synonyms
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