freeway

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfriːweɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfriˌweɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frē′wā′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
free•way /ˈfriˌweɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an express highway with no intersections.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
free•way  (frē′wā′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Transportan express highway with no intersections, usually having traffic routed on and off by means of a cloverleaf.
  2. Transporta toll-free highway.
  • free + way 1925–30, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
freeway / ˈfriːˌweɪ/
  1. another name for expressway
  2. a major road that can be used without paying a toll
'freeway' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beautiful - broadside - frwy. - highway - off-ramp - on-ramp - tool - whirl - zoom
Synonyms: road, more...

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