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Noun: carriageway  'ker-ij,wey [N. Amer], 'ka-rij,wey [Brit]
Usage: Brit
  1. One of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only, usually in two or three lanes

Derived forms: carriageways

Type of: roadway

Part of: expressway [N. Amer], freeway [N. Amer, Austral, S.Africa], motorway [Brit, Cdn], pike, state highway [N. Amer], superhighway [N. Amer], throughway [N. Amer], thruway [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Carriageway