How do you use Expressway in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like freeway or motorway, plus the exact meaning.
Expressway meaning
- A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
- Synonym of freeway.
- A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
Synonyms of Expressway
Using Expressway
- The main meaning on this page is: A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated. | Synonym of freeway. | A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
- Useful related words include: freeway, motorway, pike, state highway.
- In the example corpus, expressway often appears in combinations such as: the expressway, lagos-ibadan expressway, expressway and.
Context around Expressway
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Expressway
- In this selection, "expressway" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, luzon, ibadan, kmp, project, formerly and systems stand out and add context to how "expressway" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abuja kano expressway and the and agra lucknow expressway. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "expressway" sits close to words such as caves, databases and diets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with expressway
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A fatal crash on the Stevenson Expressway left one man dead Monday morning. (13 words)
Other expressways include the Sanyō Expressway (Kobe - Yamaguchi ) and the Chūgoku Expressway (Osaka - Yamaguchi). (14 words)
Traffic movement on the KMP Expressway and the Expressway, however, will continue, the spokesperson said. (15 words)
The Bengaluru-Chennai expressway would be operational from January next year and the 12-lane Bombay-Delhi expressway, currently under construction, would reduce the distance between the two metros by 120 km,” the minister said. (35 words)
An 11-vehicle crash on the outbound Eisenhower Expressway closed all lanes at the Ida B. Wells Drive entrance ramp shortly after 6 a.m. Traffic was being diverted to the outbound Kennedy Expressway. (34 words)
In addition, the highest volume of traffic comes from NH8, so we expect that traffic on KMP expressway will be around four times than that on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway,” said Singh. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway is another expressway that serves the region of Central Luzon, the expressway is linked to the North Luzon Expressway through the Mabalacat Interchange.
The expressway project will connect the Bundelkhand area to the national capital, New Delhi through the Yamuna Expressway and the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
The first expressway systems in the country are the North Luzon Expressway formerly known as North Diversion Road and the South Luzon Expressway, formerly known as South Super Highway.
Kaylaway connects the expressway to another SMC Infrastructure project, the Cavite-Batangas Expressway, which leads to Tagaytay City and Silang, Cavite.
Traffic movement on the KMP Expressway and the Expressway, however, will continue, the spokesperson said.
In Lagos, the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and the Lekki-Epe expressway, among others, have been closed to traffic by the protesters.
The money is expected to be used on three major projects; the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, the Abuja – Kano Expressway, and the Second Niger Bridge.
There are several other projects, like the Mambilla Dam, the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Kaduna-Kano-Abuja expressway, etc, that are to be embarked upon, for which Buhari must be commended.
An 11-vehicle crash on the outbound Eisenhower Expressway closed all lanes at the Ida B. Wells Drive entrance ramp shortly after 6 a.m. Traffic was being diverted to the outbound Kennedy Expressway.
By the way, the Mile-Two Badagry expressway is a four- lane expressway, with two lanes for those moving inward Orile and two for those going inward Mile Two.
The project entails the development of Bundelkhand Expressway Project (Package-VI) from Bakhariya to Kudrail Access Controlled (Greenfield) Expressway Project in Uttar Pradesh on (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) basis.
In addition, the highest volume of traffic comes from NH8, so we expect that traffic on KMP expressway will be around four times than that on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway,” said Singh.
Separately, there’s a George W. Bush Expressway (part of North Central Expressway, or 75), named for our hometown president.
The Bengaluru-Chennai expressway would be operational from January next year and the 12-lane Bombay-Delhi expressway, currently under construction, would reduce the distance between the two metros by 120 km,” the minister said.
Other expressways include the Sanyō Expressway (Kobe - Yamaguchi ) and the Chūgoku Expressway (Osaka - Yamaguchi).
Thai expressway network main Thailand uses the expressway term for the toll road or highway network.
A $1.3 billion expansion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Mon-Fayette Expressway expansion project between Route 51 and Interstate 376 is expected to get underway soon, according to the Turnpike Commision.
A couple died on the spot after their scooter collided with a parked lorry that had broken down on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Kempanahalli Gate at Bidadi on June 29.
A fatal crash on the Stevenson Expressway left one man dead Monday morning.
A female traveler was on Wednesday, crushed to death by a tipper on the Nteje-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra State after falling off a moving vehicle.
Common combinations with expressway
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the expressway 30×
- lagos-ibadan expressway 17×
- expressway and 15×
- expressway to 10×
- expressway will 7×
- expressway in 7×
- gardiner expressway 7×
- ryan expressway 7×
- luzon expressway 6×
- expressway on 5×