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carriageway
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carriageway [ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ]
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) Brit the part of a road along which traffic passes in a single line moving in one direction only a dual carriageway
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Noun1.carriageway - one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Translations
carriageway [ˈkærɪdʒweɪ] N (Brit) (Aut) → calzada f
see also dual
carriageway [ˈkærɪdʒweɪ] n (British) (= part of road) → chaussée f
carriageway [ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ] n (Brit) (Aut) → carreggiata
carriageway [ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ] n (Brit) (Aut) → carreggiata


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Down its narrow streets, you'll see rows of two- and three-story French- and Spanish-inspired structures and townhouses with courtyards, carriageways, and decorative cast-iron balconies.
A study of the efficiency of one-way carriageways in ancient Rome.
Major road-network reconstruction to support the airport -- including dual carriageways to neighboring states -- is currently under way and financed by Akwa Ibom state.
 
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