Visual meaning of 'autoroute' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

(in Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.

Examples:

"We took the autoroute to Montreal to avoid the slower roads through the small towns. "

vehicle way area traffic

noun

An expressway in any Francophone country.

Examples:

"We drove on the autoroute to get from Paris to Lyon quickly. "

vehicle way traffic

Related Words

Visual illustration for the word "towns" - A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

towns/taʊnz/

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

Visual illustration for the word "motorway" - (parts of Australia) 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.

motorway/ˈməʊtəweɪ/

(parts of Australia) 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.

quickly/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

drove/dɹəʊv/ /dɹoʊv/

A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

Visual illustration for the word "roads" - A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

roads/ɹəʊdz/ /ɹoʊdz/

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

Visual illustration for the word "freeway" - A road designed for safe, high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections, usually divided and having at least two lanes in each direction; a dual carriageway with no at-grade crossings, a motorway.

freeway/ˈfɹiː.wei/

A road designed for safe, high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections, usually divided and having at least two lanes in each direction; a dual carriageway with no at-grade crossings, a motorway.