motorways

noun

Definition of motorwaysnext
plural of motorway, chiefly British
as in autobahns

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorways
  1. highways
  2. roads
  3. freeways
  4. roadways
  5. thoroughfares
  6. arteries
Noun
  • The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Each winter, ice highways emerge, making remote villages accessible.
    Marc Telio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of highways
Noun
  • The Highway Operations Center will be keeping an eye on Connecticut roads and look out for disabled vehicles and any crashes, Morgan said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of roads
Noun
  • 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
  • Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of freeways
Noun
  • Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.
    Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Use of the technology could help cut down on the crowds of people who hover near gates, creating confusion and congestion and at times blocking concourse thoroughfares.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • When your core gets cold, your body contracts the muscles around those arteries, restricting blood flow.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The ghost explains that for the past 30 years John has been punishing his arteries with lousy food choices, resulting in the beginning stages of atherosclerosis — clogging of his arteries.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of arteries
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