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mo‧tor‧way S2 /ˈməʊtəweɪ $ ˈmoʊtər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
British English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities ⇨ expressway, freeway, highway, interstate
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ drive on/along/down the motorway He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour.
▪ get on/off the motorway We got on the motorway near Watford.
▪ join the motorway (=get on the motorway) Traffic will be diverted through Hamilton before joining the motorway.
▪ leave the motorway A few miles further on they left the motorway.
▪ turn off the motorway (=leave the motorway) We forgot to turn off the motorway and ended up in London.
adjectives
▪ busy The motorway is always busy around Birmingham.
▪ a major motorway Two of Britain's major motorways pass through Nottingham.
▪ a six-lane/eight-lane etc motorway There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area.
motorway + NOUN
▪ motorway driving Is motorway driving included in the driving test?
▪ motorway traffic the constant noise of motorway traffic
▪ a motorway crash Six people were killed in a motorway crash.
▪ a motorway pile-up (=when several cars on a motorway crash into each other) a news report of a motorway pile-up on the M25
▪ a motorway junction (=a place where you can join or leave the motorway) Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions.
phrases
▪ a stretch/section of motorway This stretch of motorway is always very busy.
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THESAURUS
types of road
▪ road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on: They're planning to build a new road. | My address is 42, Station Road.
▪ street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side: She lives on our street. | We walked along the streets of the old town. | Oxford Street is one of Europe's busiest shopping areas. | He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street. | Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English). | These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English).
▪ avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side: the busy avenue in front of the cathedral | He lived on Park Avenue.
▪ boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard: the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
▪ lane a narrow road in the country: a winding country lane
▪ cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end: The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.
▪ track especially British English, dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface: The farm was down a bumpy track.
▪ ring road British English a road that goes around a town: The airport is on the ring road.
▪ bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre: The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.
▪ dual carriageway British English, divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction: I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.
▪ freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping: Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue. | Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.
▪ motorway British English, highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances: The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour. | the Pacific Coast Highway
▪ interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states: The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.
▪ toll road a road that you pay to use: The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.
▪ turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use: He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.

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