carriageway
Noun: 1. The part of a road or highway that carries vehicular traffic in one direction: A carriageway is one of the separate roadways on a divided highway or motorway, designed for traffic moving in a single direction. It typically consists of multiple lanes. 2. The paved surface of a road intended for vehicles: In a broader sense, it can refer to the entire roadway surface on which vehicles travel, especially in contexts where it is not divided.
- Referring to one side of a divided highway:
- The accident blocked two lanes of the northbound carriageway.
- After the junction, the road becomes a dual carriageway.
- Referring to the roadway surface (more common in British English):
- Cyclists should keep to the left of the carriageway.
- Dual carriageway: A road with a central reservation (median) separating two carriageways for traffic moving in opposite directions. This is a specific compound term.
- The old road was upgraded to a dual carriageway to improve safety and traffic flow.
- Single carriageway: A road where traffic in both directions shares the same paved surface without a central divider.
- The route includes long stretches of winding single carriageway.
- Roadway: A more general synonym for the part of a road used by vehicles.
- Lane: A subdivision of a carriageway for a single line of vehicles.
- Motorway (UK) / Freeway (US): A type of high-speed road that always has separate carriageways.
- Central reservation (UK) / Median (US): The barrier or strip of land separating two carriageways.
- Roadway
- Highway (in some contexts)
- Pavement (in engineering contexts, not for pedestrian use)
The primary and most specific meaning of "carriageway" is one side of a divided highway. Its secondary meaning as the general vehicular part of any road is chiefly used in British English. The word itself does not imply a specific number of lanes; this is indicated by terms like "single" or "dual" carriageway.
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one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
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