free‧way S2 W3 / friweɪ / 名词 [可数名词] American English

a very wide road in the US, built for fast travel → motorway , expressway , highway :

the Central Freeway

THESAURUS

types of road

road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on : They’re planning to build a new road. | My address is 42, Station Road.

street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side : She lives on our street. | We walked along the streets of the old town. | Oxford Street is one of Europe’s busiest shopping areas. | He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street . | Turn left on Main Street (= the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English ) . | These days the same shops are on every high street (= the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English ) .

avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side : the busy avenue in front of the cathedral | He lived on Park Avenue.

boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard : the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

lane a narrow road in the country : a winding country lane

cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end : The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.

track especially British English , dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface : The farm was down a bumpy track.

ring road British English a road that goes around a town : The airport is on the ring road.

bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre : The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.

dual carriageway British English , divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction : I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.

freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping : Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue. | Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.

motorway British English , highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances : The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour. | the Pacific Coast Highway

interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states : The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.

toll road a road that you pay to use : The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.

turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use : He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.