carriageway
noun
car·riage·way
ˈker-ij-ˌwā 
ˈka-rij-
British
: the part of a road used by vehicular traffic
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
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Tucked behind locked iron gates on one of the Village’s most storied carriageways, the one-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is a fusion of historic charm and modern refinement.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 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
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
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Tucked behind locked iron gates on one of the Village’s most storied carriageways, the one-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is a fusion of historic charm and modern refinement.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 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
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
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“Carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carriageway. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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