noun
- the part of a road intended for vehicles, especially one of the two sides of a divided highway
Usage: British English
Examples
- The accident blocked the northbound carriageway for two hours.
- Construction work has reduced the dual carriageway to a single lane.
- Emergency vehicles used the hard shoulder when the carriageway was congested.
- The new motorway features three lanes in each carriageway.
- Police closed the eastbound carriageway after the collision.
- Traffic was diverted to the opposite carriageway during repairs.