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| convenience store |
a store, often near a busy road or highway, that is like a small grocery store and is open long hours. |
| expressway |
a highway with many lanes and few stops that lets traffic move quickly. |
| freeway |
a highway with more than two lanes and no stop signs or traffic lights, allowing traffic to move at high speeds. |
| lane |
a marked route for traffic going in one direction, as for a line of cars on a highway or for a single swimmer or runner in a race. [1/4 definitions] |
| median |
a strip of land that divides two lanes of traffic going in opposite directions on a highway. [1/2 definitions] |
| motorway |
a British word for a major public road on which one can drive at high speeds. "Motorway" often has the same meaning as "highway" or "expressway." |
| parkway |
a divided road or highway with trees, grass, or bushes along the sides or on the center strip. [1/2 definitions] |
| route |
a specific highway. [1/4 definitions] |
| thruway |
a long highway that crosses one or more states. Cars and trucks can travel quickly on a thruway because there are few entrances and exits. Some states charge drivers for using a thruway. |
| turnpike |
a highway on which drivers are charged a toll. |
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