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freeway

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/
  • frēʹwā
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈfɹɪjwɛj/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːweɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: F R IY1 W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Qualifier: Parts of Canada and Australia

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: motorway, expressway, autoroute, autobahn, interstate[:w:Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway System]]>, limited-access highway, controlled-access highway

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A toll-free highway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: turnpike, tollway, motorway

3

noun

Meaning 3

a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expressway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: highway, main road

Narrower terms: autobahn, autostrada, turnpike, toll road

History

Etymology

From free + way.

Real reading context

freeway in complete knowledge articles

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