1.
motorway; expressway; automobile road
A road designed specifically for motor vehicles, often a toll expressway with restricted access.
The formal name for major expressways in Japan. Many of Japan's expressways include 自動車道 in their official names (e.g., 東名高速自動車道). In everyday speech, people often shorten these names or just say 高速 (expressway) or 高速道路.
Common collocations
- 高速自動車道 — high-speed expressway
- 自動車道の料金 — expressway toll
- 自動車道の出入り口 — expressway entrance/exit
- 自動車道が渋滞する — the expressway is congested