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carriageway
[kar-ij-wey]
noun
a road or lane of a road for use by automobiles.
carriageway
/ ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ /
noun
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
Example Sentences
The northbound carriageway reopened at about 10:20 followed by two of the southbound lanes at about 18:00.
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.
The carriageways were altered to single-lane running through the works area, which had led to long tailbacks as traffic is forced to queue to enter the remaining lane.
The road regularly changes from single to dual carriageway.
Heavy delays of 90 minutes were reported in the area shortly after the carriageway was partially reopened.
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