motorway

English

/ˈməʊtəweɪ/

noun

Definitions

(British) A broad highway designed for high speed traffic, having restrictions on the vehicle types permitted and merging lanes instead of cross traffic; in parts of the United States and other places called freeway.

Etymology

Compound from English motor + English way (road, highway).

Origin

English

way

Gloss

road, highway

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

道, 路

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Kingsway English
Motorola English
Shepway English
accessway English
affectomotor English
airway English
aisleway English
alleyway English
alway English
anyway English
arborway English
archway English
areaway English
arteriomotor English
audiomotor English
away English
backway English
barway English
beltway English
beway English
bikeway English
bilgeway English
blueway English
branchway English
breezeway English
bridleway English
broadway English
busway English
cableway English
carpetway English
carriageway English
cartway English
cellarway English
churchway English
clearway English
colorway English
colourway English
companionway English
corticomotor English
crawlerway English
crawlway English
crossway English
cruiseway English
cycleway English
depressomotor English
doorway English
dorsomotor English
drainageway English
driftway English
driveway English
droveway English
ductway English
dugway English
edgeway English
electromotor English
entranceway English
entryway English
expressway English
extramotor English
fairway English
fallway English
fishway English
fiveway English
flangeway English
floodway English
floorway English
flyway English
folkway English
foodway English
footway English
foreway English
forway English
fosseway English
freeway English
fuseway English
gangway English
gateway English
gearmotor English
graphomotor English
greenway English
guideway English
halfway English
hallway English
hatchway English
headway English
highway English
hoistway English
horseway English
hydromotor English
iceway English
ideomotor English
jetway English
keyway English
ladderway English
laneway English
launchway English
leeway English
lichway English
lifeway English
linkway English
logway English
magnetomotor English
manorway English
manway English
micromotor English
midway English
motor English
motor show English
motorable English
motoraxon English
motorbicycle English
motorbike English
motorboard English
motorboat English
motorbus English
motorcamp English
motorcar English
motorcaravan English
motorcoach English
motorcycle English
motorcyclist English
motordom English
motordrome English
motorhand English
motorhead English
motorial English
motoric English
motorist English
motorize English
motorjet English
motorless English
motorlike English
motorman English
motormouth English
motormouthed English
motorpathy English
motorphobia English
motorplex English
motorsailer English
motorsport English
motortruck English
multiway English
musculomotor English
nanomotor English
nerveway English
neuromotor English
nonmotor English
noway English
oculomotor English
oilway English
olfactomotor English
one-way English
optomotor English
outway English
paceway English
packway English
paramotor English
parkway English
partway English
passageway English
passway English
pathway English
pedomotor English
phonomotor English
photomotor English
pilomotor English
plankway English
plateway English
porchway English
premotor English
psychomotor English
pupillomotor English
raceway English
railmotor English
railway English
rampway English
redway English
retinomotor English
rheomotor English
ridgeway English
ringway English
riverway English
roadway English
rollway English
ropeway English
routeway English
runway English
seaway English
secretomotor English
sexway English
shaftway English
sheepway English
shipway English
shopway English
sideway English
skateway English
skeletomotor English
skidway English
skyway English
slideway English
slimeway English
slipway English
sluiceway English
somatomotor English
someway English
someways English
spaceway English
speedway English
spillway English
stairway English
steamway English
steerageway English
sternway English
straightway English
streamway English
streetway English
subway English
supramotor English
swashway English
taxiway English
telemotor English
telpherway English
thoroughway English
thoughtway English
threeway English
throughway English
thruway English
tideway English
tollway English
trackway English
trainway English
tramway English
transitway English
travelway English
trimotor English
truckway English
tubeway English
tunnelway English
two-way English
underway English
unwayed English
vasomotor English
vestibulomotor English
vibromotor English
visceromotor English
visuomotor English
wagonway English
walkingway English
walkway English
wasteway English
waterway English
way English
way-wise English
waybill English
waybread English
wayed English
wayfare English
wayfarer English
wayfaring English
wayfinder English
wayfinding English
waygate English
waygoing English
waygone English
waylay English
wayleave English
wayless English
waymaker English
waymaking English
waymark English
waymarker English
waymaster English
wayobject English
waypoint English
waypost English
wayside English
waystage English
wayupthere English
waywarden English
wayworn English
windway English
wireway English
woodway English
zipway English
moto Latin
motor Latin
mōtor Latin
mōtō Latin
Motor German
motor Hungarian
motor Dutch, Flemish
ウェー Japanese
ウエイ Japanese
ウエー Japanese
モーター Japanese
way Middle English
mótar Irish
गाड़ी Hindi
موتر Persian
มอเตอร์ Thai
มอเตอร์เวย์ Thai
motor Cebuano
modur Welsh
motor Afrikaans
མོ་ཐོ Chinese
摩哆 Chinese
摩打 Chinese
摩托 Chinese
모터 Korean
moto Tok Pisin
motar Fiji Hindi
modo Lashi