roadway
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roadway
- /ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English *rodeway, *radewey (attested in radewey-stile (literally “roadway-stile”)), equivalent to road + way; road had the early sense of "riding" when the compound was formed, thus originally "a way for riding on".
noun roadways
- A way used as a road. On the south side of the two running lines is a second goods store, reached by a roadway along the south side of the station. This roadway also acts as a terminus for all provincial bus services from Limerick.
- The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
- The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: driveway, lane, carriageway, right-of-way, roadside, highway, road, pathway, path, way, gateway, causeway, route, pavement, journey, rollover
Translations
Every language
noun main or central portion of a road used by the vehicles
| Español | calzada |
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| Português | faixa de rodagem |
| Français | chaussée |
| Deutsch | Fahrbahn, Straße |
| Italiano | carreggiata |
| Русский | проезжая часть projezžaja častʹ |
noun portion of bridge/railway used by traffic
| Deutsch | Straßendamm |
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title = {roadway},
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