1
a
: the strip of land over which a road passes
b
: road
specifically
: roadbed sense 2b
2
: the part of a bridge used by vehicles
Synonyms
Examples of roadway in a Sentence
Police cleared the roadway for the parade.
a cow wandered into the roadway
Recent Examples on the Web
Cities everywhere have replicated Southern California’s skein of interchanges scything through the landscape and its roadways lined with towers that are so moated by driveways and parking that popping next door means boarding a two-ton vehicle for a two-minute drive.
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Curbed, 29 Nov. 2023
Britton was found in the roadway with apparent gunshot wounds, a news release from the police department said Wednesday morning.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023
Officials said that emergency crews will begin to start clearing the roadway and look if the missing three people are buried.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2023
The cover's cement collar holding it into the roadway failed, and the mass of cast iron and cement ripped free and then destroyed the floor of the Ferrari as well as its very expensive hybrid powertrain.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
The other major issue was the mountain roadways, many of which took more than two weeks to reopen — and that didn’t include clearing hundreds of private roads.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Tips for navigating parking, construction at San Diego Airport
(Alejandro Tamayo/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Traveling through San Diego Airport will require more advanced planning from travelers as the remodel of Terminal 1 impacts parking and roadways.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
Uttarakhand sees a huge flow of pilgrims and tourists every year to visit the temples, with the numbers expanding over the years due to the continuous construction of buildings and roadways, according to The Associated Press.
—Saurabh Sharma, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
According to the report, 23-year-old Cody Caldwell was riding his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle westbound on Stanley Russ Road in Conway about 12:13 p.m. when his motorcycle left the roadway, striking a fence and then a tree.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
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Curbed, 29 Nov. 2023
Britton was found in the roadway with apparent gunshot wounds, a news release from the police department said Wednesday morning.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023
Officials said that emergency crews will begin to start clearing the roadway and look if the missing three people are buried.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2023
The cover's cement collar holding it into the roadway failed, and the mass of cast iron and cement ripped free and then destroyed the floor of the Ferrari as well as its very expensive hybrid powertrain.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
The other major issue was the mountain roadways, many of which took more than two weeks to reopen — and that didn’t include clearing hundreds of private roads.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Tips for navigating parking, construction at San Diego Airport
(Alejandro Tamayo/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Traveling through San Diego Airport will require more advanced planning from travelers as the remodel of Terminal 1 impacts parking and roadways.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
Uttarakhand sees a huge flow of pilgrims and tourists every year to visit the temples, with the numbers expanding over the years due to the continuous construction of buildings and roadways, according to The Associated Press.
—Saurabh Sharma, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
According to the report, 23-year-old Cody Caldwell was riding his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle westbound on Stanley Russ Road in Conway about 12:13 p.m. when his motorcycle left the roadway, striking a fence and then a tree.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadway. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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roadway
noun
road·way
ˈrōd-ˌwā 
1
a
: the strip of land over which a road passes
b
2
: the part of a bridge used by vehicles
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