1
a
: the strip of land over which a road passes
b
: road
specifically
: roadbed sense 2b
2
: the part of a bridge used by vehicles
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Police cleared the roadway for the parade.
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Officers arrived to find the motorcyclist unconscious in the roadway.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
But then a nearby elementary school caught fire, sending flames dancing onto the roadway and forcing her to turn her car around.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With 15 minutes of the first notification of the fire at the school at 701 Palisades Drive, fire engines from Station 23 began streaming up the roadway.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
But then a nearby elementary school caught fire, sending flames dancing onto the roadway and forcing her to turn her car around.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With 15 minutes of the first notification of the fire at the school at 701 Palisades Drive, fire engines from Station 23 began streaming up the roadway.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadway. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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roadway
noun
road·way
ˈrōd-ˌwā 
1
a
: the strip of land over which a road passes
b
2
: the part of a bridge used by vehicles
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