Autobahn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- highway noun A main road, especially a large, fast public road built for long-distance travel.
- interstate adjective Involving or connecting two or more states.
- motorway noun A major road designed for fast-moving traffic, with no crossroads and limited access points (chiefly British).
- superhighway noun An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
Senses
Autobahn is used for these senses in English:
- highway A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
- interstate (US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.
- motorway (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.
- superhighway (US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
highway — full definition
- noun A main road, especially a large, fast public road built for long-distance travel.
- noun Any public road open for general travel.
interstate — full definition
- adjective Involving or connecting two or more states.
- noun US: a major highway that is part of the national Interstate Highway System.