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carriageway

American

[kar-ij-wey] / ˈkær ɪdʒˌweɪ /

noun

British.

a road or lane of a road for use by automobiles.

carriageway British

/ ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ /

noun

the part of a road along which traffic passes in a single line moving in one direction only

a dual carriageway

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Etymology

Origin of carriageway

First recorded in 1790–1800; carriage + way ¹

Example Sentences

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Forensic teams remained at the scene on Sunday, and one lane of the eastbound carriageway was coned off.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Grosvenor Place, a major dual carriageway linking Hyde Park Corner with Victoria along the perimeter of Buckingham Palace, remained closed at 19:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

National Highways continued to monitor bat species and said a survey in 2018 indicated that bat wires were helping to guide over 40 percent of monitored bats safely across the carriageway.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

On Wednesday morning, commuters were seen coming in and out of the Victorian carriageway on Hope Street that was once used for people to drive into the station to drop others off.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A door opened somewhere down the carriageway, and Dorian Greene came walking toward the gate.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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