carriageway

noun

ˈker-ij-ˌwā How to pronounce carriageway (audio)
Definition of carriagewaynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriageway
  1. highway
  2. road
  3. thoroughfare
  4. street
  5. freeway
  6. expressway
  7. roadway
  8. route
Noun
  • The town closest to the earthquake’s epicenter, San Jose del Palmar, has no airport, and is located on top of a mountain ridge along a highway linking the cities of Cali and Pereira.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Then off to the highway with you, up a mountain hill, in full control and at one with this rude, loud, hot machine.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Torrential downpours routinely inundate roads and railway lines, disrupt air and rail traffic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • For example, in the San Fernando Valley, a person could leave the car at home when in walking proximity to bus lines on major thoroughfares, such as Line 165 on Vanowen Street that connects Burbank to West Hills.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the action centers on Warren Street, a lively main thoroughfare lined with independent boutiques, art galleries, vintage shops, bookstores, cafés, and farm-to-table eateries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Petit Ermitage is an intimate boutique hotel on a quiet residential street in West Hollywood.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And when interstates back up, the adjacent surface streets do, too.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • The driver exited the freeway near Sherman Oaks before entering a mall parking garage.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Cobb County drivers experienced four long lasting, multilane freeway incidents in the same morning.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • This project took the elevated section of Interstate 93, a six-lane highway completed in 1959 that ran through central Boston, and turned it into an underground expressway.
    — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The firm noted that major bridges like the Donghai Bridge and the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, as well as regional expressways, have reopened with standard speed limits restored.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • Bicycle advocates are calling for immediate changes to local roads and bike infrastructure after 10 bicyclists have been killed on Sacramento-area roadways so far this year.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Prior to his car going off the roadway, investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Howard suffered a medical episode, according to the release.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • The other four switched off their tracking transponders to avoid detection so their route is unknown.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Quarterback Tommy DeVito looked to him on a go route on the very next play, but Williams didn’t cut back inside for the ball, which appeared to frustrate Vrabel on the sideline.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of route

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“Carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriageway. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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