autovía — meaning in English
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English meaning
- motorway noun A major road designed for fast-moving traffic, with no crossroads and limited access points (chiefly British).
Senses
autovía is used for these senses in English:
- dual carriageway (UK, Philippines) A road in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median.
- 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.