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CARRIAGEWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carriageway" is a kind of...):
roadway (a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel)
Domain region:
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)
Holonyms ("carriageway" is a part of...):
expressway; freeway; motorway; pike; state highway; superhighway; throughway; thruway (a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic)