(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
Philadelphia far more ready for World Cup than Boston https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/185193/ All over town, from Lincoln Financial Field to busy Schuylkill Expressway, there are billboards and colorful signs heralding…
Philadelphia far more ready for World Cup than Boston https://www.europesays.com/us/776993/ All over town, from Lincoln Financial Field to busy Schuylkill Expressway, there are billboards and colorful signs heraldin…
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
The funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration sys…
"expressway" means: A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(chiefly, US) A traffic lane on a limited-access road, intended for faster traffic, that has even more limited access.
(US) A dual carriageway.
(US, Parts of, _, Canada, _, and, _, Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
Ghana Armed Forces clears way for construction of Accra-Kumasi expressway https://www.europesays.com/africa/221205/ The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has paid a working visit…
"expressway" means: A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"expressway" means: A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“Don Ross, Tulsa lawmaker and civil rights champion, dies at 85 Ross served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for two decades, helping to secure funding for the Greenwood Cultural Center and Gilcrease Expressway.”
“Going to see a friend in Marblehead today. That means I have to drive on the SE Expressway for the first time since I took Luna Moth to the airport the first week of November. As experienced a commuter as I was 15 years ago, SE Expressway makes me a little nervous nowadays.”
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(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
The funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration sys…
“Philadelphia far more ready for World Cup than Boston https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/185193/ All over town, from Lincoln Financial Field to busy Schuylkill Expressway, there are billboards and colorful signs heralding…”
“Philadelphia far more ready for World Cup than Boston https://www.europesays.com/us/776993/ All over town, from Lincoln Financial Field to busy Schuylkill Expressway, there are billboards and colorful signs heralding…#us #news #usnews”
“Ghana Armed Forces clears way for construction of Accra-Kumasi expressway https://www.europesays.com/africa/221205/ The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has paid a working visit to personnel…”
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“Time to build the portion of the RH Thomson Expressway between 520 and Children’s Hospital. Should have been included as part of the new 520 bridge.”
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