"autoroute" meaning in English

See autoroute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autoroutes [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, equivalent to auto- (automobile) + route. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|autoroute}} Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, {{affix|en|auto-|route|id1=automobile|pos1=automobile}} auto- (automobile) + route Head templates: {{en-noun}} autoroute (plural autoroutes)
  1. (Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway. Tags: Quebec Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-autoroute-en-noun-3el0YvAQ Disambiguation of Roads: 60 40 Categories (other): Quebec English, English terms prefixed with auto- (automobile) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automobile): 56 44
  2. An expressway in any Francophone country. Categories (place): France
    Sense id: en-autoroute-en-noun-jJ2qKN3m Disambiguation of France: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (place): Belgium
Disambiguation of Belgium: 0 0

Inflected forms

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