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 of roadway
Examples of roadway in a Sentence
Police cleared the roadway for the parade.
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Many Chicagoans were irate that their absentee neighbor gobbled up parkland for his private fiefdom, though center staff point out that the project really added a few extra acres to it by excising the roadway that cut the South Side off from the water.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Upon arrival, officers found an adult female pedestrian lying in the roadway.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The roadway Chaney Trail was slated to reopen at the end of April.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
And by the end of June, four lanes of I-95 will shift to a new roadway to allow the center section of the interstate to be rebuilt, the department said.
—Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Upon arrival, officers found an adult female pedestrian lying in the roadway.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The roadway Chaney Trail was slated to reopen at the end of April.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
And by the end of June, four lanes of I-95 will shift to a new roadway to allow the center section of the interstate to be rebuilt, the department said.
—Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadway. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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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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