Definition of "autoroute" [autoroute]

• An expressway in France and French-speaking countries. (noun)

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• "The long, smooth roadway that connected the estate to the autoroute was the perfect place to get better acquainted with the A8's 372-horsepower, 4. 2-liter V-8 and its 328 pound-feet of torque."
• ""Not having been to school," he has said, "I'm not on the 'autoroute', I'm following my own path, just doing whatever I have to do to be considered normal.""
• "As they turned off the autoroute on to the airport spur, Martinez looked at his watch and cursed."