a French motorway
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au•to•route
(ô′tō ro̅o̅t′; Fr. ō tō ro̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -routes
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(-ro̅o̅ts′; Fr. -ro̅o̅t′).USA pronunciation
- Civil Engineering, Transporta principal highway, esp. in France and French-speaking Canada.
- French; see auto, route
- 1960–65
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