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Roadway

A way used as a road.

📖 Definitions of "Roadway"

noun

1
A way used as a road.
2
The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
3
The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Roadway"

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Word	Definition
drivewaynoun	(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
lanenoun	(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
carriagewaynoun	(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.
right-of-waynoun	Alternative spelling of right of way (American English). [(uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.]
roadsidenoun	The area on either side of a road.
highwaynoun	A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
roadnoun	A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
pathwaynoun	A footpath or other path or track.
pathnoun	A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
waynoun	(heading) To do with a place or places.
gatewaynoun	A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
causewaynoun	A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
routenoun	A course or way which is traveled or passed.
pavementnoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
journeynoun	A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
rollovernoun	(graphical user interface, chiefly web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
tracknoun	A mark left by something that has passed along.
gripnoun	A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
routiernoun	(historical) A French brigand of the 14th century.
swaynoun	Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side