freeway exit

Meaning

A freeway exit is a ramp or slip road that allows vehicles to leave a major highway or freeway. It is typically marked by numbers or street names to help drivers navigate. You use this term when giving directions or navigating during a road trip.

Examples

• I think we missed our freeway exit, so we'll have to take the next one.

  I think we missed our freeway exit, so we'll have to take the next one.

• Take the next freeway exit for downtown and then turn left at the light.

  Take the next freeway exit for downtown and then turn left at the light.

• The GPS says the freeway exit is coming up in about two miles.

  The GPS says the freeway exit is coming up in about two miles.

• Be careful when you take this freeway exit because it has a very sharp curve.

  Be careful when you take this freeway exit because it has a very sharp curve.

• Which freeway exit do I need to take to get to your house?

  Which freeway exit do I need to take to get to your house?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to go out from the freeway at exit 14.

  ✓ We need to take freeway exit 14.

  English speakers 'take an exit' or 'use an exit' rather than 'going out from' it.

• ✗ Missed the freeway departure, now we are lost.

  ✓ Missed the freeway exit, now we are lost.

  'Departure' refers to flights or trains leaving. For roads, we always use 'exit'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Make sure you stay in the right lane because our ___ is coming up soon.

  💡 The ramp where we leave the highway.

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  freeway exit

• If you miss the ___, it will take us another ten minutes to turn around.

  💡 The road used to get off the main highway.

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  freeway exit