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Definition of "autostrada" []

  • An expressway in Italy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "autostrada" in a sentence
  • "Other metaphoric reflexes can be seen in Italian autostrada, ` a skinny girl '(lit. ` highway') (because she has no curves), Italian ossigeno, ` money '(lit."
  • "As anyone who has spent time on an autostrada can attest, ordinary Italians, when given the chance, will drive like Michael Schumacher on the run from the law, perhaps unconsciously compensating for the frustrating slowness of other parts of their society, including the career ladder and the state bureaucracy."
  • "The Spider weighs 110 pounds more than the coupe—about 3,400 pounds—but when you're plunging down the autostrada with the Dyson vacuum of the gods pulling at your coiffure, the Spider doesn't feel a bit slower than the coupe."