Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controlled-access highway

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
con-trolled-ac-cess high-way
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motorway 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.

Inflected Forms

controlled-access highways (plural)

Phrases

limited-access highway

Frequently Paired Words

limited-access highway

Questions

What does controlled-access highway mean?
A motorway 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.

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