Definition

1. Noun:
   • The part of a road used by vehicles: The "roadway" specifically refers to the surface or traveled portion of a road, designed for and used by vehicular traffic. It excludes elements like sidewalks, shoulders, or medians.

Usage

• The "roadway" is used to describe the physical, drivable surface of a road, highway, or street.
• It is a formal or technical term often found in traffic regulations, engineering contexts, and official descriptions.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The snowplow cleared the entire roadway after the storm.
  • Construction has narrowed the roadway to a single lane.
  • Pedestrians should use the crosswalk and not walk on the roadway.

Advanced Usage

• "Clear the roadway": A common instruction for removing obstacles, vehicles, or debris from the part of the road where traffic flows.

  • Emergency crews worked quickly to clear the roadway after the accident.

• "Roadway conditions": Refers to the state of the driving surface (e.g., wet, icy, rough).

  • Drivers are advised to slow down due to poor roadway conditions.

Variants and Related Words

• Road (n): A wider term for a paved way for travel, which includes the roadway, shoulders, and often adjacent areas.
• Carriageway (n, chiefly British): One side of a road carrying traffic in a single direction; essentially equivalent to one lane or set of lanes of a roadway.
• Pavement (n, American English): The hard surface of a road or street; synonymous with the roadway surface in this context.

Synonyms

• Travel lane(s): The marked lanes for vehicle movement on a roadway.
• Pavement (AmE): The surfaced part of a road for vehicles.
• Carriageway (BrE): The part of a road used by vehicles.

Related Phrases

• "Roadway maintenance": The work of repairing and preserving the road surface.

  • Overnight roadway maintenance may cause delays.

• "Roadway width": The measurement of how wide the drivable surface is.

  • The new design increases the roadway width to accommodate more traffic.

Notes

• "Roadway" is distinct from "road." A "road" is the entire thoroughfare, which may include the roadway, sidewalks, bike lanes, and shoulders. The "roadway" is specifically the portion for vehicles.
• In legal and traffic contexts, "roadway" has a precise definition, often codified in vehicle codes.

Noun

1. a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel