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Definition of Carriageway
1. Noun. One of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes.
Generic synonyms: Roadway
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Carriageway
1. Noun. The part of a road that carries traffic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carriageway
1. [n -WAYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carriageway
Literary usage of Carriageway
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pratt's Law of Highways: (5 & 6 Will. 4, Cap. 50, 25 & 26 Vict. Cap. 61, 27 by Thomas Clement Sneyd Kynnersley, John Tidd Pratt (1865)
"And be it further enacted, that no tree, be planted bush, or shrub shall hereafter
be planted on any feet of the carriageway or cartway, or within the ..."
2. A Treatise on Highway Construction: Designed as a Text-book and Work of by Austin Thomas Byrne (1893)
"Increasing the Width of the carriageway at Street-cross ings.—Experience has
proven the value of the London practice of widening the carriageway at ..."
3. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1835)
"No Tree, &c. to be within 15 Feet of the Centre of the carriageway. Mode of
proceeding if Highway u prejudiced by Hedges, &c. Sum of One hundred Pounds, ..."
4. A-Z Londonby Geographers' A-Z Map Company by Geographers' A-Z Map Company (2002)
"... Road B Road Dual carriageway One Way Street Traffic flow on A Roads is indicated
by a heavy line on the drivers' left. B road I Minor road House Numbers ..."
5. Road Making and Maintenance: A Practical Treatise for Engineers, Surveyors by Thomas Aitken (1900)
"The suitability of bricks for carriageway pavements depends on the quality of
the clay from which they are made, the method adopted in manufacturing and ..."
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