freeway

== English == === Alternative forms === fwy (abbreviation) === Etymology === From free +‎ way. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/, enPR: frēʹwā Rhymes: -iːweɪ === Noun === freeway (plural freeways) (US, Parts of Canada and Australia) 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 Synonyms: motorway (chiefly in Europe, Australia and New Zealand), expressway (in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and some parts of North America), autoroute (chiefly in Quebec and France), autobahn (chiefly in Germany and Austria), interstate (when part of the US Interstate Highway System), limited-access highway (US; possibly elsewhere as well), controlled-access highway (chiefly in Europe) A toll-free highway. Antonyms: turnpike, (Mostly used in Australia, in order to avoid confusion with a toll road which often is referred to as freeway.) tollway, motorway ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Freeway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia