autovía

Definitions of autovía
  1. noun
    a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions
  2. noun
    a major road for any form of motor transport
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    types:
    carretera de circunvalación, cinturón de ronda, cortacircuitos, desviación, recortable, ronda
    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
    autopista, supercarretera
    a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
    autopista de peaje
    an expressway on which tolls are collected
    type of:
    carretera, estrada, vía
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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