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

Reducing fuel consumption At highway speeds, trucks experience significant air resistance, also referred to as aerodynamic drag, due to their large, boxy shapes.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Despite this new highway, the Benton that Harrison found was the Benton of most of its existence.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
In Bordeaux, Rue Sainte-Catherine, the city’s main shopping thoroughfare, was hit by widespread damage.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

In the city of Hurricane in far southwestern Utah, a shipping container drifting down a street gave way Friday to a mess of mud and debris to be cleaned up as people who had evacuated earlier in the week returned home.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
There are few occasions that garner such good-willed camaraderie in New York City as the annual marathon, though the Knicks historic win this summer brought people out into the streets in rivaling numbers.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

In 1984, the city commissioned 10 artists from Brockman to paint 10 freeway murals for the Summer Olympics.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
More important than the figures themselves is the engine’s broad, effortless power delivery, which makes the Carrera T feel eager whether carving through a mountain road or dispatching a stretch of freeway.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeway

Noun

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
Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressway

Noun

The Silverado then veered off the roadway, traveled up an embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its roof in the third lane.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Once-barren lots have been excavated to lay foundations for apartments, roadways and restaurants.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

If a prescription costs $500 through insurance but $100 through Cost Plus Drugs, patients should be able to take the cheaper route and have that spending count toward their deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Fewer people pay directly for medical care, and government heavily subsidizes demand without increasing supply, a sure route to higher prices.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

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