expressway
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
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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…
[1/2] 2026-05-06 17:01:51 - [Fujian Expressway: Qiu Luyang resigned as deputy general manager of the company] Fujian Expressway announced that the company's board of directors recently received a written resignation r…
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…
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…
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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…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[1/2] 2026-05-06 17:01:51 - [Fujian Expressway: Qiu Luyang resigned as deputy general manager of the company] Fujian Expressway announced that the company's board of directors recently received a written resignation report from deputy general manager Qiu Luyang. Due to work”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(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.
"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.
“My Journey to become a Legendary Street Racer of Shuto Expressway Begins! twitch.tv/ravenwestgam...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“School bus crash on Staten Island Expressway delays traffic”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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