autostrada
High-speed Italian road
An autostrada is a highway in Italy, typically a high-speed toll road connecting major cities.
The word is Italian for "motorway" and appears in English when discussing Italian infrastructure or travel: We took the autostrada from Rome to Florence.
Plural: autostrade or autostradas.
Limited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
pavement · traffic · congestion · interchange · tollbooth · toll plaza · signage · dividers
Boot-shaped European nation
- RomeItaly's capital city
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- NaplesMediterranean port city
- TurinPiedmont's chief city
Florence · Venice · Sicily · Tuscany · Lombardy · Piedmont · Liguria · Emilia-Romagna
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
passing lane · overtaking · cruise · kilometers per hour · speed camera · racing · zippy · swift
Leisure travel by car
- journeyTravel from place to place
- destinationIntended arrival point
- navigationDetermining position and course
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
touring · commute · sightseeing · vacation · getaway · road signs · service station · rest stop
expressway
Limited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
asphalt · pavement · traffic · congestion · interchange · tollbooth · toll plaza · signage · dividers · median
Italy
Boot-shaped European nation
Turin · Florence · Venice · Sicily · Tuscany · Lombardy · Piedmont · Liguria · Emilia-Romagna · A1
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
speed limit · passing lane · overtaking · cruise · kilometers per hour · speed camera · racing · zippy · swift · rapid
roadtrip
Leisure travel by car
- journeyTravel from place to place
- destinationIntended arrival point
- navigationDetermining position and course
itinerary · touring · commute · sightseeing · vacation · getaway · road signs · service station · rest stop · scenic route
- viaggiturista, turismo, nave, autobus, bus
- expresswaysexpressway, freeway, highway, interstate, superhighway
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- roadwayshighway, freeway, expressway, interstate, main road
- societatasso, benefit
autostradacountry lane
Narrow rural thoroughfare
dirt road · footpath · back road · unpaved road · narrow lane
autostradadirt track
Unpaved racing course
trail · wilderness path · gravel road · country road · forest path