freeway

Meaning

1. (US) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
2. A toll-free highway.

Opposite of

turnpike, tollway, motorway

Synonyms

expressway

motorway

🛣️

highway

superhighway

throughway

thruway

state highway

pike

speedway

turnpike

motorway

🛣️

expressway

turnpike

thruway

state highway

throughway

boulevard

superhighway

interstate

road

🛣️

thoroughfare

autoroute

super highway

interstate highway

toll-free highway

motor way

pike

highway

Translations

Autobahn

🛣️

autoroute

autostrada

🛣️

autopista

🛣️

autoweg

autosnelweg

🛣️

autopista

🛣️

snelweg

αυτοκινητόδρομος

auto-estrada

otoyol

autostrada

estrada

🛣️

rodovia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹiː.weɪ/

Etymology

From free + way.