EXPRESSWAY

expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway

(noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

expressway (plural expressways)

(parts of the US) A divided highway where intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.

(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.

(New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.

Synonyms

(abbreviations)

• ewy / ewy.

• expwy / expwy.

• expy / expy.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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