motorway

noun

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

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The crash occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 10, on the M57 motorway in Knowsley, a village in England, the Merseyside Police said in a news release. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 Tilbury Docks is a post-industrial wasteland of car parks, motorways and an old brick terminal whose walls are coated thick with the memory of emigration. David Greig september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025 Since 2011, the Scottish Government has ploughed over $87 million into Scotland’s public charging network and not just in cities or beside motorways but also in rural and island communities. Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The northern part of the island was at a standstill, schools closed, traffic snailing down the motorway. Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 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 22 Sep. 2025.

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