freeway system

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meaningsoffreewayandsystem

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freeway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfriː.weɪ/us
/ˈfriː.weɪ/
a wide road for fast-moving traffic, especially in the US, with a limited number of places at which drivers can enter and ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition offreewayandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With the possible exception of its most famous cloverleafs, thefreewaysystemis difficult to remember.
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The plan advocated for reservations and set aside sinking funds for the new inner cityfreewaysystem.
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He strongly supported the state's transportation infrastructure, and encouraged the development of the statefreewaysystem.
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Thefreewaysystemuses ramp meters to help keep traffic moving.
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The focus of the project is reducing inner-city congestion, replacing or repairing older sections of thefreewaysystem, and improving the safety of the system.
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The city also contended with the creation of the interstatefreewaysystemin a fully built landscape.
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Over the following decades, thefreewaysystemwas expanded to the north and south, greatly increasing the volume of traffic using the bridge.
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This outward growth has encouraged the development of an extensive personal vehicle-oriented road network complete with afreewaysystem.
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For example, if someone wanted to persuade an audience of the merit of putting in a newfreewaysystem, they could use comparatio as a rhetorical strategy.
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It is near three major freeway systems.
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