motorway
High-speed British road
A motorway is a high-speed divided highway designed for through traffic, with limited access points and no intersections at grade.
The term is primarily British; Americans say freeway, expressway, or interstate.
Traffic on the M25 motorway was at a standstill.
German expressway system
- autostradaItalian toll motorway
- autorouteFrench limited-access highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
interstate · orbital · bypass · spur · interconnected · national
Vehicle portion of road
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
junction · overpass · underpass · flyover · guardrail · divider · shoulder · exit
Complete mutual obstruction
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
standstill · rush-hour · crawling · slow-moving · chokepoint · delay · queuing · contraflow
Maximum allowed extent
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- overtakePass while moving faster
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
Planned travel somewhere
- travelMovement between locations
- drivingControlling a vehicle
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- routePath from A to B
destination · navigation · satnav · mileage · leg · stopover · scenic · cross-country
British freight vehicle
- freightGoods being transported
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- HGVLarge freight truck
cargo · logistics · haulier · juggernaut · eighteen-wheeler · artic · tipper · tanker
autobahn
German expressway system
- autostradaItalian toll motorway
- autorouteFrench limited-access highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
freeway · interstate · orbital · bypass · spur · interconnected · national
carriageway
Vehicle portion of road
interchange · junction · overpass · underpass · flyover · guardrail · divider · shoulder · exit · entrance
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
bottleneck · standstill · rush-hour · crawling · slow-moving · chokepoint · delay · queuing · contraflow · rubbernecking
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- overtakePass while moving faster
trip
Planned travel somewhere
- travelMovement between locations
- drivingControlling a vehicle
- long-distanceAcross great distances
route · destination · navigation · satnav · mileage · leg · stopover · scenic · cross-country · overnight
lorry
British freight vehicle
- freightGoods being transported
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
HGV · cargo · logistics · haulier · juggernaut · eighteen-wheeler · artic · tipper · tanker · distribution
daily
Per diem, repeated
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
audiobook · tollbooth · morning · park-and-ride · regular · weekday · off-peak
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- British Transportrailway, railways, canal, tram, trams
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- routesroad, path, route, highway, freeway
- travel routesSilk Road, Route 66, Pacific Coast Highway, trade routes, trade route
motorwaycountry lane
Narrow rural thoroughfare
footpath · dirt track · back road · dirt road · side street
motorwaydirt track
Unpaved racing course
farm track · trail · path · gravel road · mud road