# motorway

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ · frequency rank #15,866

## Definitions
1. A highway 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.
2. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.

## Etymology
From motor + way.

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmotorway`, `mootrway`, `motorawy`, `motorrway`, `motorwayy`, `motorwway`, `motorwya`, `motowray`, `motroway`, `mottorway`, `mtoorway`, `omtorway`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/motorway