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roadway

noun

ˈrōd-ˌwā How to pronounce roadway (audio)
Definition of roadwaynext
as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a cow wandered into the roadway

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Recent Examples of roadway By Saturday morning, the heavy rain could reach Chicago, causing issues on roadways. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday the city of Malibu reported a sinkhole in a beachfront property driveway on Sea Level Drive, a roadway that abuts the ocean. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The pandemic brought a huge spike in roadway fatalities on the state’s roads, which peaked in 2022. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 Dozens of fire engines pumped foam over the roadway and the burning buildings. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roadway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadway
  1. highway
  2. road
  3. thoroughfare
  4. street
  5. freeway
  6. expressway
  7. carriageway
  8. route
Noun
  • The Floriston Fire near Truckee reached 75% containment Monday morning with no additional growth expected, according to authorities, but westbound Interstate 80 remained restricted as firefighters continued working along the highway.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The order directs the Department of Water Resources to stage flood-fighting supplies such as sandbags and pumps, while Caltrans prepares traffic-control and snow-removal equipment along vulnerable highways.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Isolated outback station From the air, Oak Park Station is a dot on a vast, mostly barren landscape scattered with trees, low-lying vegetation and long lines of roads and fences,around 150 miles north of Adelaide.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Watch Peter Rosenberg criticize Ye’s actions at the street renaming for the rapper’s mother below.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In Doral, businesses reported a 70% drop in sales due to empty streets because of immigration raids.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Police closed down eastbound I-94 between I-696 and 11 Mile Road while gathering evidence, but have since reopened all lanes of the freeway.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ridesharing service Uber must pay $40 million to the family of a woman killed after a driver ordered her out of the car on the freeway.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The driver is also alleged to have made a U-turn from a through lane after exiting the expressway, according to the affidavit.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • 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
Definition of carriageway
Noun
  • Just be aware that the ship covers a lot of ground on some of these routes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Kohs and their friends believe schooling is a route to class ascension.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of route

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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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