freeway

noun

free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā How to pronounce freeway (audio)
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1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees

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a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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More important than the figures themselves is the engine’s broad, effortless power delivery, which makes the Carrera T feel eager whether carving through a mountain road or dispatching a stretch of freeway. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Following the collision involving the patrol car, authorities diverted all eastbound Interstate 80 traffic off the freeway at Air Base Parkway. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 After the altercation, the suspects followed the victims onto the freeway and shot at their vehicle, hitting a passenger in the leg, the CHP said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 By the time the coffee shop building was going up at the end of the route in 1959, Fresco said, interstate freeways were already beginning to usurp Route 66’s role and the Santa Monica route of Interstate 10 had been plotted. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freeway

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First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of freeway was in 1926

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freeway

noun
free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā How to pronounce freeway (audio)
: a highway that is free of tolls

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