Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carriageway

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
car-riage-way
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a road that carries traffic.

British usage

noun

One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.

British usage

Etymology

From carriage + way.

Usage

Inflected Forms

carriageways (plural)

Phrases

dual carriageway

Synonyms

roadway lanes direction side

Questions

What does carriageway mean?
The part of a road that carries traffic.
Where does carriageway come from?
From carriage + way.

How to pronounce carriageway

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