motorway

[ moh-ter-wey ]
/ ˈmoʊ tərˌweɪ /

noun British.

an expressway.

Origin of motorway

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + way1

Words nearby motorway

British Dictionary definitions for motorway

motorway
/ (ˈməʊtəˌweɪ) /

noun

British a main road for fast-moving traffic, having limited access, separate carriageways for vehicles travelling in opposite directions, and usually a total of four or six lanes US names: superhighway, (also Canadian) expressway