motorway
UK: /mˈəʊtəwˌeɪ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
motorway /'moutəwei/- danh từ
- đường lớn dành cho ô tô chạy nhanh, xa lộ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[C, U] (in Britain) a wide road, with at least two LANES in each direction, where traffic can travel fast for long distances between large towns. You can only enter and leave motorways at special JUNCTIONS: busy / congested motorways + Join the motorway at Junction 19. + Leave the motorway at the next exit. + A nine-mile stretch of motorway has been closed. + a motorway service area / station + The speed limit on motorways should be enforced.
Compare: FREEWAY
Collocation
ADJ.
busy | four-lane, three-lane, etc. | orbital, urban
the M25 London orbital motorway
VERB + MOTORWAY
join | leave, turn off | build
MOTORWAY + NOUN
driving, traffic | network, system | bridge, junction | service area/station | crash, pile-up
Five people have been killed in a motorway pile-up.
PREP.
along the ~
driving along the motorway
| down the ~
He sang as he rattled down the motorway.
| off the ~, onto the ~, on the ~, up the ~ | ~ from, ~ to
We were on the motorway to London.
Concise dictionary
motorways+a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
