Autopista in english
Freeway
pronunciation: friweɪ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: friweɪ part of speech: noun
In gestures
autopista = freeway ; turnpike ; motorway ; express way ; expressway ; highway.
Example: The freeway signs in the country don't say motor trucks, they say trucks.Example: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Example: In many respects packet-switching is analogous to the motorway or freeway networks in which packets are like trucks sharing a busy route but ultimately going to different destinations = In many respects packet-switching is analogous to the motorway or freeway networks in which packets are like trucks sharing a busy route but ultimately going to different destinations.Example: Passengers in taxis must pay tolls in case of using an express way.Example: Like the early days of the railroad & expressways, politicians scramble to be the first to put the information highway in their neighborhood or nation.Example: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.more:
» autopista de comunicación = communication(s) highway .
Example: One of the most significant change agents that will pervade all other trends is the establishment and regular use of high-speed, fiber optic communication highways.» autopista de dos carriles = divided highway ; divided motorway .
Example: The national expressway is a divided highway with 2+2 lanes and 4+4 lanes in some areas and includes eight toll plazas with electronic toll collection systems = La autopista nacional es una autopista de dos carriles de 2+2 carriles y de 4+4 carriles en algunos tramos e incluye ocho áreas de peaje con sistemas electrónicos de recaudación. Example: The project aims at alleviating the traffic situation by widening the existing one-lane, six km-long road to a divided motorway = El objetivo del proyecto es aliviar el problema de tráfico mediante el ensanche de los seis kilómetros de carretera que actualmente consta de un solo carril y convertirla en una autopista de dos carriles.» autopista de la información = information highway [Red de comunicaciones universal] .
Example: At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.» autopista de peaje = tollway .
Example: The article 'Freeway or tollway?: the Internet and academic libraries' considers the degree to which privatization and commercialization of the Internet is presenting challenges for academic librarians.» autopista electrónica, la = electronic highway, the .
Example: The article is entitled 'Getting your licence: pitfalls and potholes on the electronic highway'.» servicios de autopista = highway facilities .
Example: It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.» superautopista = superhighway .
Example: I mentioned Japan's plan to install a fiber optic-based information superhighway into every home and office early in the next century.