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

Whether tearing up muddy roads, crawling up high-clearance 4×4 routes, trying to park my car in deep snow banks, or cruising freeways at 75 mph, the KO3 has always felt like a good choice. —Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025

How To Watch the Rose Parade 2025 via Live Stream The 2025 Rose Parade will be streamed live on YouTube for free by Pasadena Star-News, with the stream based just before participants make their way below the 210 freeway bridge. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025

New bridges will carry the freeway over several cross streets and the Union Pacific Railroad. —Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024

The city will also ask employers to let workers work at home rather than clog the freeways as usual. —Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 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