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roadway

[ rohd-wey ]

/ ˈroʊdˌweɪ /

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noun

the land over which a road is built; a road together with the land at its edge.

the part of a road over which vehicles travel; road.

Origin of roadway

First recorded in 1590–1600; road + way¹

Words nearby roadway

roadroller, roadrunner, roadside, roadstead, roadster, roadway, roadwork, roadworks, roadworthy, roam, roan

Example sentences from the Web for roadway

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

Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop |Michael Daly |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then a smart project manager came up with the idea of raising the roadway on the existing bridge by about 100 feet.

Our Mindless Government Is Heading for a Spending Disaster |Nick Gillespie |April 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The site sits near a roadway and is in the vicinity of Galata Tower.

‘Sunset, Istanbul Style’: Staten Island Woman Sarai Sierra Murdered |Mike Giglio |February 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Little did the men know that the worst danger would come not from the roadway or the village, but from within their own ranks.

Afghanistan's Troop Killers |Jessica Stone |March 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

A line of railings, covered with ironwork of a florid and intricate pattern, but greatly decayed, shut it off from the roadway.

The Blue Pavilions |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"The air is better than the mud," returned Hilda, holding up a boot, which had gathered part of the roadway to itself.

Young Hilda at the Wars |Arthur Gleason
On the other side of the roadway were pretty cottages rather larger than most of those at Chautauqua.

Ethel Morton at Chautauqua |Mabell S. C. Smith
Beyond them stretched the roadway leading to the common; to the left he could plainly see the glint of the sun on the river.

The Hero of Garside School |J. Harwood Panting
On it goes down a winding slope, file-closers edging in between the sets of fours as the roadway narrows.

From School to Battle-field |Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for roadway

roadway

/ (ˈrəʊdˌweɪ) /

noun

the surface of a road

the part of a road that is used by vehicles