freeway

noun

free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā 

1

: an expressway with fully controlled access

2

: a highway without toll fees

Synonyms

• arterial
• artery
• avenue
• boulevard
• carriageway [British]
• drag
• drive
• expressway
• high road
• highway
• pass
• pike
• road
• roadway
• route
• row
• street
• thoroughfare
• thruway
• trace
• turnpike
• way

Examples of freeway in a Sentence

a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time

Recent Examples on the Web

Plan ahead this post-Halloween weekend and check out all the freeway closures and detours along U.S. 60, Interstate 17, Loop 202 and Interstate 10. —The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024

The company has also recently began testing out routes in San Francisco and Phoenix that use freeways, in an effort to become a more useful service to more customers. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024

Their pickup truck hit a tow truck in the outer lane of the freeway at high speed, which caused westbound lanes to shut down for several hours, as per the Arizona Department of Transportation. —Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024

The eastbound direction of the freeway remained open. —Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

freeway

noun

free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā 

: a highway that is free of tolls