Expressway and Interstate

Expressway

Expressway noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.
Usage example: a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Synonyms for Expressway

Interstate and expressway are semantically related in large topic. In some cases you can use "Interstate" instead a noun "Expressway".

Nearby Word: express

Interstate

Interstate noun - One of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States.
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Synonyms for Interstate

Expressway and interstate are semantically related in highway topic. You can use "Expressway" instead a noun "Interstate".

Both words in one sentence

  • The Chicago Skyway is a 7.8-mile-long (12.6 km) toll road in Chicago carrying Interstate 90 from the Indiana state line to where it meets Interstate 94 in the Dan Ryan Expressway.
  • But in the mid-1990s a onetime budget move gave it control over Interstate 287, Westchester's Cross County Expressway, between the New England Thruway and its main section.
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