roadways

noun

plural of roadway
as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a cow wandered into the roadway

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Recent Examples of roadways Days of this relentless wave action could worsen ongoing beach erosion, especially in parts of the Outer Banks, where homes have crumbled into the sea in recent years and roadways have washed away. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Low-lying roadways are likely to be flooded, requiring barricades. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026 Less than one percent of Houston’s roadways, for example, fell within the sight pictures of the city’s nearly 4,000 ALPRs in June 2024. — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 There may be times of limited visibility, ponding on the roadways and areas of minor flooding. — Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Winds will be strongest on bridges, elevated roadways, and exposed coastal areas. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 There is a coastal flood advisory for Volusia County, with minor to moderate flooding possible in low-lying lots, parks, docks and roadways near the shoreline and along the Intracoastal. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 In some cases, cameras that were pointed at roadways would be able to see if traffic had been stopped by the protest. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 But imagine a world where self-driving cars dominate the roadways. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadways
  1. highways
  2. roads
  3. thoroughfares
  4. streets
  5. freeways
  6. expressways
  7. routes
  8. boulevards
Noun
  • By exchanging ownership, McCall would be able to implement more pedestrian safety measures, such as bike lanes and walking routes that are not standard for state highways, Youmans said.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Critically, these investments also improve North Carolina roads, highways, and bridges.
    — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • The aircraft could help teams assess affected areas and deliver essential supplies when roads become difficult to navigate.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fallen trees blocked forest roads, snow forced them to abandon some attempts and return later, and on one climb, a navigation error sent them up the wrong side of the peak.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • However, messaging from organizations and informal networks involved in the protests suggests that demonstrators intend to return to the streets during the weekend.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of leaning into French Indochina, the design draws on Hanoi's craft traditions, the Red River, lacquer art, and the city's historic guild streets to create a distinctly contemporary expression of Vietnamese luxury.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • By the time the coffee shop building was going up at the end of the route in 1959, Fresco said, interstate freeways were already beginning to usurp Route 66’s role and the Santa Monica route of Interstate 10 had been plotted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Director Christopher Nolan uses the premise to stage spectacular sequences where cars reverse down freeways at high speed, cause and effect goes topsy-turvy, and fights are just, well, weird.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeways
Noun
  • The center sits near the Dolphin and Palmetto expressways and Interstate 95, adjacent to the Waterford Blue Lagoon Business District.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of expressways
Noun
  • Local governments can evaluate where these machines operate and whether particular routes create safety hazards.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before any aid moves, mines will be cleared on the routes into the city, Lubinets said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Many of these artisans are building their practice in Almaty, the country’s de facto economic and cultural heart, where remnants of its Soviet past shoulder neo-nomad restaurants on leafy boulevards.
    — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Though many travelers think of the Santa Monica Pier as the end of the route, its official terminus from 1935 on was at the intersection of Lincoln and Olympic boulevards, where Mel’s now stands.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of boulevards

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“Roadways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadways. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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