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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

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carriageway

Barbu drove straight into the back of Comins rather than move into an empty lane of the dual carriageway.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Two other male cyclists, aged 37 and 27, were taken to hospital following the crash on the road's westbound carriageway between the Langbank and Woodhall roundabouts.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

She said officers continued to head westbound before coming across debris in the dual carriageway and finding a badly damaged Toyota on the nearside verge.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

National Highways said 15 crews had been at the scene and the motorway had been closed because of the risk of a "secondary explosion, along with smoke and debris affecting the carriageway".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The three girls hustled Ignatius through the door and down the carriageway.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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