carriageway
noun
car·riage·way
ˈker-ij-ˌwā 
ˈka-rij-
British
: the part of a road used by vehicular traffic
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Examples of carriageway in a Sentence
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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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.
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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
On Sunday, October 9, corgi owners from across Britain convened on The Mall—the lengthy carriageway that leads from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace—to walk their faithful friends along the route by which the Queen made her final journey to Windsor Castle last month.
—Vogue, 12 Oct. 2022
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
At Keney Park, the carriageway conceived by Olmsted’s firm for open-air clip-clopping is now a popular spot for another kind of public display.
—Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022
The wheel is small and the steering quick, meaning my hands can remain in place even while navigating a couple of roundabouts that lead me to a wide, smooth two-lane carriageway.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 11 May 2021
On Friday, the carriageway doors to Pat O’Brien’s will swing open again, and staff wearing the bar's traditional emerald green jackets and new face masks will welcome people back to its famous French Quarter courtyard.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 4 Sep. 2020
On a straight stretch of single-carriageway road, lined with sycamores, cars tear along above the 90kph (55mph) speed limit, dodging oncoming traffic to overtake.
—The Economist, 31 May 2018
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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
On Sunday, October 9, corgi owners from across Britain convened on The Mall—the lengthy carriageway that leads from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace—to walk their faithful friends along the route by which the Queen made her final journey to Windsor Castle last month.
—Vogue, 12 Oct. 2022
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
At Keney Park, the carriageway conceived by Olmsted’s firm for open-air clip-clopping is now a popular spot for another kind of public display.
—Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022
The wheel is small and the steering quick, meaning my hands can remain in place even while navigating a couple of roundabouts that lead me to a wide, smooth two-lane carriageway.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 11 May 2021
On Friday, the carriageway doors to Pat O’Brien’s will swing open again, and staff wearing the bar's traditional emerald green jackets and new face masks will welcome people back to its famous French Quarter courtyard.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 4 Sep. 2020
On a straight stretch of single-carriageway road, lined with sycamores, cars tear along above the 90kph (55mph) speed limit, dodging oncoming traffic to overtake.
—The Economist, 31 May 2018
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“Carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carriageway. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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