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roadway

road·way

US/ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/ rare

noun

1.

a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

Origin

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".

Phrases

  • permanent way
  • right of way

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