autostrada

Noun

Meaning

an expressway in an Italian-speaking country

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pike interstate expressway speedway highway boulevard autobahn alley turnpike road artery roadway parkway highroad motorway

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Antonyms

back street main road backstreet Country Road byroad pedestrian crossing

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Hypernyms

pike expressway motorway freeway thruway superhighway

Examples

A later word of Italian origin is autostrada (from Italian "autostrada", highway). Source: Internet

Autobahn (plural: Autobahnen) is the German name; in French-speaking Switzerland they are known as autoroutes, and in Italian-speaking Switzerland they are known as autostrade (singular: autostrada). Source: Internet

Currently there are only small stretches of autostrada in the area. Source: Internet

The most important element is the Interstate Highway system, first commissioned in the 1950s by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and modeled after the Italian autostrada and the German Autobahn system. Source: Internet

The most prominent Sicilian roads are the motorways (known as autostrada main) running through the northern section of the island. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

autostimulation autostimulatory autostop autostrade autostraightened autostylic