carriageway

Everyday

1. The part of a road that vehicles drive on. tree →
2. One side of a big road; a dual carriageway has two lanes each way with a strip in the middle. tree →

In the lessons

Used in road safety lessons and news (traffic on the northbound carriageway) and in everyday UK travel. It tells the reader about the main road surface. Phrases: dual carriageway, single carriageway, northbound carriageway, the carriageway was closed.

Examples

• Never walk on the carriageway; stay on the pavement. tree →
• We drove along a dual carriageway to the beach. tree →
• A lorry broke down on the southbound carriageway. tree →
• Cyclists should keep to the edge of the carriageway. tree →
• Both carriageways were closed after the crash. tree →
• The fox ran across the carriageway. tree →
• A dual carriageway has a barrier down the middle. tree →

Note

Countable: carriageways. Mostly UK, Irish, Australian and NZ English; in the USA people say "lanes" or "divided highway". From "carriage" (old word for a vehicle) + way.