carriagewaycar‧riage‧way /ˈkærɪdʒweɪ/ noun [countable] 
Examples
the northbound carriageway of the M1 → dual carriageway
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Both carriageways were closed for eight hours causing huge tailbacks.
- Every major road out of the centre had its tramway running up the centre of a dual carriageway.
- He united the two offices into one neo-classical building with a carriageway running between them.
- Just at that moment he saw the exit from the Westway and swung off the raised carriageway.
- Local consultation on the road which would be dual carriageway, with a possible extension is due to end next week.
- That involves building one whole new carriageway at the side of the existing motorway.
- The accident happened on a busy dual carriageway when the transporter hit a grass verge and landed on top of one of the cars.
- This is on a dangerous bend where pedestrians have to walk on the carriageway.
WORD SETS► Roads
Collocationsarterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► dual
British English one of the two sides of a motorway or main road, for vehicles travelling in the same direction: · Local consultation on the road which would be dual carriageway, with a possible extension is due to end next week.· Every major road out of the centre had its tramway running up the centre of a dual carriageway.· They had come off the M3 and were cruising on the dual carriageway A303.· Another hour had taken him to a five-mile strip of dual carriageway cut through downland.· According to the DoT's own guidelines such a figure is too much for a dual carriageway.· An orderly life on either side of the dual carriageway, the illusion of an orderly life.· Chased by the youths, he ran across a dual carriageway and flagged down a driver who rushed him to hospital.· While all that agitation was going on a dual carriageway had been built between Aberdeen and Stonehaven.
► single· The road through Littleton is only a single carriageway.· She added the planned cross town route would only be single carriageway and would rapidly become overcrowded with vehicles.· Other examples are generally far less elaborate, involving only a single carriageway.
NOUN► northbound· Traffic tailed back fourteen miles after police were forced to close the inside lane of the northbound carriageway.· He gave the women a thirty-second start and picked them up on the northbound carriageway with ease.· Seven people were injured in the crashes which happened during the rush hour on the northbound carriageway at the Fortwilliam junction.
the northbound carriageway of the M1 → dual carriageway