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road·way

(rōd′wā′)
n.
A road, especially the part over which vehicles travel.
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roadway

(ˈrəʊdˌweɪ)
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) the surface of a road
2. (Automotive Engineering) the part of a road that is used by vehicles
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road•way

(ˈroʊdˌweɪ)

n.
1. the land over which a road is built; a road together with the land at its edge.
2. the part of a road over which vehicles travel; road.
[1590–1600]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel]roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
carriageway - one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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roadway

noun
A course affording passage from one place to another:
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Translations
قارِعَة الطَّريق، وَسَط الطَّريق
vozovka
kørebane
vegur, akbraut
yol ortası

roadway

[ˈrəʊdweɪ] Ncalzada f
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roadway

[ˈrəʊdweɪ] nchaussée f
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roadway

[ˈrəʊdweɪ] ncarreggiata
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road

(rəud) noun
1. a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on. This road takes you past the school; (also adjective) road safety. pad طَريق път estrada cesta, silnice; silniční die Straße; Straßen-... vej; vej- δρόμος camino; carreera (maan)tee راه tie route; routier כביש सड़क cesta, kolnik (köz)út jalan vegur strada; stradale 道路 도로 kelias ceļš jalan weg vei, gate droga لاره estrada drum дорога; дорожныи cesta; cestný cesta put gata, väg ถนน yol 道路 дорога, шлях سڑک đường giao thông 道路
2. (often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets. His address is 24 School Road. Weg إخْتِصار لِكَلِمَة: طريق улица rua třída die Straße vej; -vej; v. οδός calle tee, tänav خیابان tie Rte רחוב सड़क, राजपथ, राजमार्ग cesta út Jalan -vegur, –gata via 〜通り 가(街) kelias, gatvė ceļš; iela nama jalan -weg -vei, –gate ulica سړک rua stradă; şosea улица trieda cesta put väg[en], gata[n] ถนน ... sokağı дорога گزرگاہ phố
3. a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere. We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road. pad, roete طَريق، مَسْلَك път caminho směr, cesta der Weg vej διαδρομή, πορεία camino tee مسیر؛ راه reitti route, chemin דרך मार्ग, सड़क, किसी का मार्ग या जाने का रास्ता put, ruta útvonal jalan leið, vegur strada 道順 진로 kelias ceļš; virziens laluan weg vei, rute droga لاره ، مسیر caminho drum, rută направление cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol (正確)路線 шлях, маршрут راستہ tuyến đường 途径
4. a way that leads to something. the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin. op pad على طَريق السُّقوط والدَّمار път caminho cesta der Weg vej δρόμος camino tee راه؛ طریقه tie chemin דֶרֶך ל- पाने का उपाय या रास्ता, प्राप्ति का मार्ग put út jalan menuju leið strada, via 〜への道 (...에의) 길, 방법 kelias ceļš laluan ke arah weg vei droga لاره ، طریقه caminho cale (spre) путь cesta pot put väg วิถีทาง yol 走向...的道路 шлях امن یا بربادی کا راستہ con đường dẫn tới 走向...的道路路
ˈroadblock noun
a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic. to set up a roadblock. padblokkade حاجِز طَريق барикада barricada zátaras, překážka die Straßensperre vejspærring οδόφραγμα control policial teetõke سد راه؛ راه بند tiesulku barrage routier מחסום मार्ग-रोक zapreka (barikada) na cesti, pregrada i kontrolno mjesto na cesti útlezárás rintangan jalan vegartálmi blocco stradale 交通止め 노상 바리케이드 kelio užtvara ceļa aizšķēršļojums, barjera sekatan jalan raya wegversperring veisperring blokada د لاری خنډ ، بنده لاره barricada baraj rutier; punct de control (pe o şosea) заграждение zátarasa, prekážka (cestna) zapora zapreka na putu vägspärr สิ่งกีดขวาง barikat, yol engeli 路障 загородження на дорозі سڑک بند کرنا rào chắn 路障
road map
a map showing the roads of (part of) a country. padkaart خَريطَة الطَّريق пътна карта mapa de estradas automapa die Straßenkarte vejkort οδικός χάρτης mapa de carreteras teede kaart نقشه راه ها tiekartta carte routière מַפָּת כְּבִישִׁים cestovna karta autótérkép peta jalan vegakort carta stradale 道路地図 로드 맵 kelių žemėlapis ceļu karte; ceļvedis peta jalan wegenkaart veikart mapa samochodowa د لارو نقشه mapa de estradas hartă rutieră дорожная карта automapa cestni zemljevid putna mapa vägkarta แผนที่เส้นทาง karayolu haritası 路線圖 карта дорог سڑک کا نقشہ bản đồ đường phố 道路图,街道图,公路线路图交通图
ˈroadside noun
the ground beside a road. flowers growing by the roadside; (also adjective) a roadside café. langs die pad جانِب الطَّريق място край пътя beira da estrada okraj silnice; u silnice der Straßenrand; Straßen-... vejside; vej- άκρη του δρόμου borde de la carretera teeveer کنار جاده tienvarsi bord de la route שְׂפָת הַכְּבִיש सड़क की पटरी tlo uz cestu, gostionica uz cestu út széle; út menti tepi jalan vegarbrún margine della strada, banchina 道端 길가 pakelė ceļmala bahagian tepi jalan kant van de weg veikant, rabatt; langs veien skraj drogi د سړک څنډه beira da estrada (la) marginea drumu­rilor обочина; придорожныи okraj cesty; pri ceste cestni rob ivica druma vägkant ข้างถนน yol kenarı 路邊 край дороги, узбіччя سڑک کا کنارہ hè phố 路边
ˈroadway noun
the part of a road on which cars etc travel. Don't walk on the roadway. pad قارِعَة الطَّريق، وَسَط الطَّريق платно autoestrada vozovka die Fahrbahn kørebane κατάστρωμα του δρόμου calzada sõidutee سواره رو ajorata chaussée הַכְּבִיש सड़क मार्ग kolnik úttest tengah jalan vegur, akbraut carreggiata 車道 차도 važiuojamoji kelio dalis (ielas, ceļa) braucamā daļa kawasan tengah jalan rijweg vei-/kjørebane jezdnia د موټرو د تللو لار estrada caro­sabil проезжая часть vozovka cestišče kolovoz vägbana ถนน yol ortası 公路 проїжджа частина дороги سڑک کا وہ حصہ جس پر موٹر گاڑیاں وغیرہ چلتی ہیں đường dành cho ô tô 道路,车行道
ˈroadworks noun plural
the building or repairing of a road. The traffic was held up by the roadworks. padwerke أعمال تَصْليح الطُّرُق пътни строежи obras na estrada práce na silnici die Straßenarbeiten(pl.) vejarbejde οδικά έργα obras de carretera teeparandus عملیات انجام شده بر روی جاده tietyö travaux d'entretien des routes עֲבוֹדוֹת כְּבִיש सड़क निर्माण कार्य radovi na cesti közúton folyó munkák perbaikan jalan vegavinna lavori stradali 道路工事 도로 공사 kelio darbai ceļa remonts pembetulan jalan wegwerkzaamheden veiarbeid roboty drogowe د څلورلاری پرمخ سرته رسیدلی عملیات obras na estrada lucrări de reparare a drumu­rilor дорожные работы práca na ceste delo na cesti radovi na putu vägarbete การซ่อมถนน yol çalışması/tamiratı 道路工程 дорожні роботи سڑک کی تعمیر کا کام công việc sửa chữa đường 筑路工程,道路施工
ˈroadworthy adjective
good enough or safe to be used on the road. Is this car roadworthy? padwaardig صالِح للسَّيْر على الطَّريق годен em condições de segurança schopný jízdy verkehissicher, straßentauglich vejsikker κατάλληλος να κυκλοφορήσει en buen estado para circular sõidu-korras مناسب برای به کار بردن در جاده ها ajokuntoinen en état de marche כָּשִיר לִתנועָה मार्ग योग्य sposoban za vožnju, u voznom stanju közlekedésre alkalmas laik jalan ökufær efficiente, affidabile 道路使用に適した 도로에 적합한 tinkamas, saugus važiuoti braukšanas kārtībā sesuai di jalan raya wegveilig trafikksikker, kjøredyktig zdatny do jazdy, na chodzie په څلور لارو کی د کار اخیستلو لپاره مناسب com condiçOes de segurança în stare de funcţionare пригодный для езды по дорогам schopný jazdy primeren za vožnjo ispravan trafikduglig, trafiksäker ปลอดภัยสําหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklı 可行駛的 в справному стані ایسی گاڑی جو سڑک پر چلاءے جانے کے قابل ہو có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶的
ˈroadworthiness noun
padwaardigheid صَلاحِيَّة السَّيْر على الطَّريق годност segurança schopnost jízdy die Verkehrssicherheit, die Straßentauglichkeit vejsikkerhed οδική καταλλότητα buenas condiciones de circulación sõidukorras olek آماده سفر؛ ajokunto bon état de marche כְּשִירוּת לִתנוּעָה मार्ग योग्यता sposobnost za vožnju közlekedésre alkalmas volta vminek kelaikan jalan ökufærni affidabilità 道路使用に適していること 도로용으로 적합함 tinkamumas, saugumas važiuoti (autotransporta) piemērotība braukšanai kesesuaian di jalan raya wegveiligheid trafikksikkerhet zdatność do jazdy سفر ته تیار segurança stare (bună) de func­ţionare пригодность для езды по дорогам schopnosť jazdy voznost ispravnost trafikduglighet ความปลอดภัยสําหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklılık 可行駛性 придатність для експлуатації اچھی حالت کی گاڑی tính có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶性
by road
in a lorry, car etc. We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road. per pad بالسَّيّارَه с кола, камион pela estrada vozem mit Lastwagen med bil οδικώς por la carretera autoga با ماشین؛ از طریق جاده autolla par la route בַּכּבִיש cestom, cestovnim prijevozom tengelyen dengan mobil með bíl/ökutæki su strada 陸路で 육로로 kelių transportu, važiuotas pa zemesceļu, ar automašīnu melalui jalan raya per auto over land, med bil transportem drogowym په ماشین باندی، د سړک له لاری pela estrada cu maşina на машине autom po cesti vozilom med landsvägstransport ทางรถ kara yoluyla 搭車或開車 на машині سڑک کے راستے bằng ô tô 经由公路(搭车或开车)
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Suddenly--in the very middle of the roadway, not a dozen yards from them, and with their eyes full upon him--the man seemed to stumble, pitched headlong forward, uttered a terrible cry and vanished!
Round the roadway between the entrances of Diana's Grove and Lesser Hill were many trees, with not much foliage except at the top.
He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
This time, after going to the far side or the Pass, he suddenly turned down a narrow roadway which ran sharply to the right.
Looking round, there was the old dame down upon the roadway, with her red whimple flying on the breeze, while the two rogues, black and white, stooped over her, wresting away from her the penny and such other poor trifles as were worth the taking.
The walls of the houses were wet, the mud of the roadway glistened with an effect of phosphorescence, and when he emerged into the Strand out of a narrow street by the side of Charing Cross Station the genius of the locality assimilated him.
A dog that had been sleeping in the roadway arose and barked.
Birds flew through the air and cunning white rabbits darted amongst the tall grasses and green bushes; Dorothy noticed even the ants toiling busily along the roadway, bearing gigantic loads of clover seed; but of people there were none at all.
Small sounds carried far; domestic sounds out of the houses were clearly audible on either side of the roadway; and the rumour of the approach of any passenger preceded him by a long time.
Presently they passed into a roadway and marched forward with easy strides.
Toward this we galloped, entering it by what appeared to be a ruined roadway leading out from the city, but only to the edge of the table land, where it ended abruptly in a flight of broad steps.
Between these two the roadway runs in a trench, sparsely lighted at night, sparsely frequented by day, and bordered, when it was cleared the place of tombs, by dingy and ambiguous houses.

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