1
a
: the strip of land over which a road passes
b
: road
specifically
: roadbed sense 2b
2
: the part of a bridge used by vehicles
Examples of roadway in a Sentence
Police cleared the roadway for the parade.
a cow wandered into the roadway
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The males that lived near busy roadways behaved more aggressively than those living farther away by approaching the speaker closely and repeatedly swooping low over it, probably in search of the intruder.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) first confirmed to PEOPLE that a Cessna 310 had crashed into a roadway on Friday, April 11, at around 10:20 a.m.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Brandon Jones, 44, of Woodward, no state listed, was traveling west on I-40 near mile marker 65 in Johnson County around 4 a.m. Monday when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck the cable barriers, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
The activist group has been around for a few years and has become known for protests blocking roadways but has escalated in recent years to go after priceless cultural relics, a tactic adopted more commonly in Europe.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) first confirmed to PEOPLE that a Cessna 310 had crashed into a roadway on Friday, April 11, at around 10:20 a.m.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Brandon Jones, 44, of Woodward, no state listed, was traveling west on I-40 near mile marker 65 in Johnson County around 4 a.m. Monday when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck the cable barriers, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
The activist group has been around for a few years and has become known for protests blocking roadways but has escalated in recent years to go after priceless cultural relics, a tactic adopted more commonly in Europe.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roadway
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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roadway
noun
road·way
ˈrōd-ˌwā 
1
a
: the strip of land over which a road passes
b
2
: the part of a bridge used by vehicles
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