Definition
A high-speed highway with few stops or exits, designed to move traffic quickly between distant locations.
Etymology
Compound word combining 'express' (meaning fast, from Latin 'expressus' meaning pressed out/squeezed out) and 'way' (Old English 'weg'). The term emerged in early 20th-century America with highway development.
Kelly Says
The Interstate Highway System, created in 1956, was designed partly for military strategy—the government wanted expressways that could move troops and equipment across the country in case of nuclear war. Every exit number still encodes the road number!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
高速መንገድ
ha-so-me-nged
ARالعربية
طريق سريع
tariq se-ree'
BNবাংলা
সুপারহাইওয়ে
soo-par-hai-o-weh
CACatalà
autopista
aw-toh-pee-sta
CSČeština
dálnice
dahn-ee-tse
DADansk
motorvej
moh-toh-vej
DEDeutsch
Autobahn
ow-toh-bahn
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοκινητόδρομος
av-toh-kee-nee-toh-drom-os
ESEspañol
autopista
ow-toh-pee-sta
FAفارسی
بزرگراه
be-zar-rah
FISuomi
moottori tie
moh-toh-ree tie
FRFrançais
autoroute
aw-toh-root
GUGU
સુપરહાઈવે
soo-per-hai-vey
HEעברית
כביש מהיר
kiv-ish ma-hir
HIहिन्दी
सुपरहाईवे
soo-per-hai-vey
HUMagyar
autópálya
aw-toh-pa-lya
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan tol
ja-lan tol
ITItaliano
autostrada
aw-toh-stra-dah
MRMR
सुपरहाईवे
soo-per-hai-vey
MSBahasa Melayu
lebuhraya
le-buh-ra-yah
MYမြန်မာ
高速လမ်း
ha-so-la-m
NLNederlands
autosnelweg
aw-toh-snel-weg
NONorsk
motorvei
moh-toh-vei
PAPA
ਸੁਪਰહਾਈਵੇ
soo-per-hai-vey
PLPolski
autostrada
aw-toh-stra-dah
PTPortuguês
autoestrada
aw-toh-es-tra-dah
RORomână
autostradă
aw-toh-stra-dah
RUРусский
автомагистраль
av-toh-ma-gis-tra-l'
SVSvenska
motorväg
moh-toh-veg
SWKiswahili
barabara kuu
ba-ra-ba-ra kuu
TAதமிழ்
மேல்வீதி
may-l-vee-thee
THไทย
ทางหลวงพิเศษ
tahng-luang-pee-set
TLTL
daang pantas
da-ang pan-tas
TRTürkçe
otoban
oh-toh-ban
UKУкраїнська
автомобільна дорога
av-toh-mo-bil-na do-ro-ga
VITiếng Việt
đường cao tốc
dương cao toc
YOYO
Iṣẹ̀ Ọ̀pọ̀
ee-sheh oh-poh
ZUZU
umyalelo
oo-my-a-le-loh