roadway
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English
Etymology
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".
Noun
roadway (plural roadways)
- A way used as a road.
- The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
- The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.
Translations
way used as road
main or central portion of a road used by the vehicles
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portion of bridge/railway used by traffic
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