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

The force said it damaged road surfaces and after moving through the city centre, was driven onto the A4150 dual carriageway, before coming to a stop on New Road, Willenhall, at 20:15.

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Two out of three lanes were also closed on the northbound carriageway.

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An electric scooter rider who died at the scene of a late-night crash had been travelling in the middle of lane one of a dual carriageway.

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The northbound carriageway reopened at about 10:20 followed by two of the southbound lanes at about 18:00.

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The first phase will run until 1 October, with a contraflow system established on the M8's mainline carriageway at Junction 26 - meaning traffic will go in the opposite direction to how it should normally flow.

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