how to pronounce expressway

/ɪksˈpɹɛsˌwɛɪ/

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expressway is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of expressway in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and then the van wyck expressway down …”

meaning of expressway

Expressway is a road that is designed to carry traffic quickly and efficiently.

expressway frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word expressway occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics expressway can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that expressway can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;