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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carriageway1

First recorded in 1790–1800; carriage + way 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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