1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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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.
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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
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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
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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