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roadway Meaning & Definition

/ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/

What Does Roadway Mean?

Roadway is used as a noun meaning A way used as a road. It is also used to mean The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.

Roadway at a Glance

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/
Pluralroadways

Roadway Definition (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.

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Word Forms & Grammar

roadway (plural roadways)

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Origin of Roadway

From Middle English *rodeway, *radewey (attested in radewey-stile (literally “roadway-stile”)), equivalent to road +‎ way; road had the early sense of "riding" when the compound was formed, thus originally "a way for riding on".

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