motorway /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ noun2 •(UK, Ireland) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.All the R. R.'s of America will have to be furnished with a biking way and a motor way on each side of the rails. — 1895 •(US) A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.In December, track operators replaced the crushed rock with brick, earning the motorway the nickname, Brickyard. — 2018 formsmotorways
