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motorway

/ˈməʊtəweɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
  2. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.

Etymology / origin

From motor + way.

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