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| gen. |
road (ABelonogov) |
| auto. |
auto-road; railless line |
| auto., amer. |
turnpike |
| brit. |
motorway (a dual-carriageway road designed for fast traffic, with relatively few places for joining or leaving ▪ informal a wide, fast, easy ski run. NODE Alexander Demidov) |
| construct. |
motorroad; roadway; motorway |
| el. |
carriage way |
| forestr. |
lorry road |
| geol. |
autoroad |
| logist. |
road traffic route |
| mil. |
autobahn; motor motor way; motor road; motor autoroad; motor road traffic route; highway (A highway is any public road or other public way on land; the term exists in distinction to waterway. In North American and Australian English, the term frequently implies major roads under the control of a state or provincial agency instead of a local road authority. In British English, highway is primarily a legal term, and normal usage implies roads, while legal usage covers any route or path with a public right of access, including footpaths etc. The term has led to several related derived terms, including highway system, highway code, and highway patrol. WAD Alexander Demidov) |
| mil., tech. |
motor highway |
| pulp.n.paper |
autostrade |
| road.wrk. |
motor-road; motor way; autoroute; route |
| sociol. |
vehicular road |
| tech. |
motor road (old-fashioned) = motorway Example Sentences Including "motor road" Above all, keep your voices down as long as we are on the motor road. Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL Now, after decades of campaigning, the crofters were to get their motor road. Somerville, Christopher THE OTHER BRITISH ISLES She fought her way down it to the fence which cut off both gardens from the motor road. Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL Two of the mistresses came to each form and they set off for a brisk walk along the motor road. Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL. Collins Alexander Demidov); automobile road; highway |
| transp. |
high-way; motor road; motoring highway |
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| logist. |
highway transportation facilities |
