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

A ladder can be seen leading down a large, square hole in the carriageway with vehicles parked around a wider fenced-off area.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Scottish Water started emergency repairs after a "void opened beneath the carriageway" on 28 May but said it was still too early to say how long they would take.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Traffic had slowed to a halt on the northbound carriageway of the A12 between junctions 23 and 24.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 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

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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