freeway

free +‎ way

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiː.wei/, enPR: frēwā

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• Rhymes: -iːweɪ

freeway (plural freeways)

1. (Australia, Canada, US) A road designed for safe, high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections, usually divided and having at least two lanes in each direction; a dual carriageway with no at-grade crossings, a motorway.
   • 1983, David Brodsly, L. A. Freeway: An Appreciative Essay‎, page 1:

     Contrary to what one might expect of an essay on freeways, this one is neither a diatribe nor a paean.

   • 2008, Derek Hayes, Canada: An Illustrated History‎, page 257:

     In the late 1950s and 1960s most large cities started planning freeway systems, acknowledging the incredible growth in car ownership.

   • 2010, Robert Freestone, Urban Nation: Australia′s Planning Heritage‎, page 161:

     The Australian freeway story of the late twentieth century, like many planning stories, can be told as one of high technical expectations dashed by political controversy.

2. A toll-free highway.

In Australian usage, the term freeway is sometimes avoided for toll roads. For high-speed roads where tolls apply, terms such as tollway and motorway may be used.

• fwy (abbreviation)

• fwy (abbreviation)

• autobahn
• autoroute
• controlled-access highway
• expressway
• highway
• interstate
• motorway
• turnpike

• Freeway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia