carriageway

American

[kar-ij-way] / 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

The pair switched places en route and the car crashed off the carriageway within eight seconds of Batool taking the wheel.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The court heard the council had received 127 complaints about the road's condition in the months before the crash, including reports of potholes, mud and debris on the carriageway.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

They needed to lower the carriageway by around 16 inches to let standard double-decker buses pass under the bridges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The A55 is currently carried over the Menai by the Britannia Bridge, and unlike the rest of the road it is a single carriageway.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Your movement is doomed,” Ignatius slobbered after the girls, who were pushing one another down the carriageway.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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