The difference between Autoroute and Motorway
When used as nouns, autoroute means an expressway, freeway, motorway or highway, whereas motorway means a broad highway designed for high speed traffic, having restrictions on the vehicle types permitted and merging lanes instead of cross traffic.
check bellow for the other definitions of Autoroute and Motorway
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Autoroute as a noun (in Quebec):
An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
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Autoroute as a noun:
An expressway in any Francophone country.
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Motorway as a noun (British, Ireland, New Zealand, parts of Australia):
A broad highway designed for high speed traffic, having restrictions on the vehicle types permitted and merging lanes instead of cross traffic; in parts of the United States and other places called freeway.