Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US)A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each

    a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

  2. A toll-free highway.

Examples

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  1. There was a terrible accident on the freeway yesterday.

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  2. Do they have bike lanes on the freeways in Australia?

    Чи бувають велосипедні доріжки на автострадах Австралії?

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  3. There was a terrible accident on the freeway.

    ruНа автостраде произошла ужасная катастрофа.

    deAuf der Autobahn gab es einen schrecklichen Unfall.

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  4. There's a lot of traffic on the freeway.

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  5. Get on the freeway.

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Origin

From free + way.

From free + way.

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