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1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The freeway sections that would be repaired date to 1974.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Parts of four metro Phoenix freeways will be closed or restricted this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Conley was arrested last March in connection with a freeway shooting on Interstate 580.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā
: a highway that is free of tolls
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