carriageway

[ kar-ij-wey ]

noun

, British.

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

carriageway

/ ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ /

noun

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

   a dual carriageway

Word History and Origins

Origin of carriageway¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; carriage + way ¹

Example Sentences

In 2012 he was busted doing 129mph on a dual carriageway in his sports car.

From The Daily Beast

“Barthorpe Herapath turned into the carriageway and went into the office,” continued Burchill.

From Project Gutenberg

The carriageway was kept clear by mild policemen who now and then allowed one of the crowd to cross it.

From Project Gutenberg

The staircase was seventy feet in width; in the centre was a sloping carriageway up which chariots could be driven.

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A mile away was a wooden box-bridge with a carriageway on one side and the single track on the other.

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The width of the carriageway is 20 feet, and footway five feet.

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