expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
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a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.
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Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Existing storage facilities within Beijing’s Sixth Ring Road—an encircling expressway about 15 to 20 miles from the city center—are limited to storing a maximum of three drones or 10 core components while also being required to undergo police inspections.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Our region, according to the study, also has some of the worst congestion on expressways and tollways.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Steel, concrete, traffic jams, and expressways occupy the greens where some of Miami’s earliest golfers played.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Existing storage facilities within Beijing’s Sixth Ring Road—an encircling expressway about 15 to 20 miles from the city center—are limited to storing a maximum of three drones or 10 core components while also being required to undergo police inspections.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Our region, according to the study, also has some of the worst congestion on expressways and tollways.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Steel, concrete, traffic jams, and expressways occupy the greens where some of Miami’s earliest golfers played.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places
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