Thesaurus results for CARRIAGEWAY

carriageway

noun

ˈker-ij-ˌwā

Definition of carriageway

British

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel an American who apparently was not used to driving in England, as he was traveling down the wrong side of the carriageway

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Recent Examples of carriageway The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025 Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway. — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024 The project, first launched in 2019, broke ground in February 2023 to connect the A417 highway bypass to the Cowley roundabout, a section of road that is currently a single-lane carriageway that slows traffic, transportation officials said. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 That last one, piloting an American-size SUV down narrow carriageways from Bloomsbury to Richmond, was the only stretch of expensive misery. — Curbed, 31 May 2023 Once complete, the eight-lane carriageway – four in each direction – will be India’s longest, and is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities to 12 hours, cutting the entire journey by half. — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023

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Noun

Bundy was stopped by the highway patrol in Salt Lake City town in 1975 — leading to that 1976 conviction — and his vehicle was seized.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

The tortuous road to the flat-out Democratic victory ran through a number of key milestones.

— James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Lucianie Vil Ma Rouge, Thiotte, southeastern Haiti Lucianie Vil, 70, is a Madan Sara, one of the women traders who travel Haiti’s roads and markets to support their families and feed their communities.

— Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

The emerald green bridge is a major thoroughfare connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island, home to both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
During the protests, also known as Occupy Central, demonstrators occupied major thoroughfares for 79 days in an ultimately unsuccessful push for direct election for the city’s leader.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Wandering the cobbled streets here feels like a wonderfully indulgent way to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
But for what practical purpose do these features really serve, except for quickly accelerating onto a freeway?

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of freeway

Noun

Rice was driving a Lamborghini on an expressway and was clocked at 119 mph when the car hit the center median wall and caused four other cars to collide with each other.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressway

Noun

Authorities at the residence spotted the Chevrolet in the area and laid a spike strip across a roadway in anticipation of a second pursuit, which the vehicle later struck, officials said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
If possible, immediately move the vehicle to a safe location, out of the roadway, and wait for help to arrive.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

Mount Taishan is the tallest peak in the province, and while there are several routes for hikers, some more challenging than others, and the longest climb features more than 7,000 steps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Aramco is also exploring additional overseas storage capacity and alternative export routes to strengthen its global supply network.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

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