noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The part of a road that carries traffic. Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK
2. 2
   one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes wordnet
3. 3
   One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction. Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK

Synonyms

All synonyms

lanealleyarterialarteryavenueblind alley

Example

More examples

"The carriageway was reduced to one lane."

Etymology

From carriage + way.

Related phrases

dual carriageway

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