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View synonyms for roadway

roadway

[ rohd-wey ]

noun

  1. the land over which a road is built; a road together with the land at its edge.
  2. the part of a road over which vehicles travel; road.


roadway

/ ˈrəʊdˌweɪ /

noun

  1. the surface of a road
  2. the part of a road that is used by vehicles


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Word History and Origins

Origin of roadway1

First recorded in 1590–1600; road + way 1

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Example Sentences

A number of bottles and other debris came down upon the demonstrators and cops on the roadway from the pedestrian walkway above.

Last week members helped shut down the West Side Highway, a major roadway in New York.

Then a smart project manager came up with the idea of raising the roadway on the existing bridge by about 100 feet.

The site sits near a roadway and is in the vicinity of Galata Tower.

Little did the men know that the worst danger would come not from the roadway or the village, but from within their own ranks.

The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.

He paused in the roadway and stared into the darkness where the building of the old school had first appeared to him.

With that he walked coolly into the roadway and stepped out leisurely towards the Lahore Gate.

This affords the maximum of riding comfort by the elimination of all jar and jolt occasioned by an uneven roadway.

The arches carry a double railway track and above this a roadway 54 ft. wide.

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