Travel / B1

MOHT-uh-way/ˈməʊtəweɪ/

A motorway is a UK high-speed dual carriageway: the M1; motorway traffic; a motorway service station. Highway and freeway are US/other; dual carriageway may have roundabouts and is not always a motorway. Hard shoulder is the edge lane for emergencies. Do not cycle or walk on a motorway. In Task 1 maps, motorway is a useful label for a thick road.

Meaning

A wide, fast road for long-distance traffic in Britain.

Examples

• “Do not stop on the motorway except in an emergency.”
• “Fog closed two lanes of the motorway near Manchester.”
• “We stopped at a motorway service station for petrol and tea.”

Good to know

the M1 / M6; motorway services. US twins: highway / freeway. Emergency lane: hard shoulder. Not for bikes or pedestrians.

Near in meaning

highway

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