motorway

noun

mo·​tor·​way ˈmō-tər-ˌwā How to pronounce motorway (audio)
chiefly British

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The interview started with a second apology from the man who was late due to a crash on the motorway. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Tucked away in a dusty Pakistani town off the main motorway leading to the Afghan border, Darul Uloom Haqqania university was the launch pad for the Taliban movement in the 1990s. Reuters, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Researchers from the Cultural Museum in Vejle discovered the site while performing excavations ahead of the construction of a new motorway, according to a recent statement from the museum. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025 Many southerners think the Watford Gap motorway service station — which is confusingly 60 miles north of Watford, a town just north west of London — is the true gateway to the frozen steppes beyond. Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorway

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorway was in 1897

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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorway. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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