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# roadway

noun (a roadway, roadways)

«roadway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#m1)
2. A road in general, especially a main road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, pupils learn to stay on the pavement (sidewalk) and only cross the roadway at safe places like zebra crossings. In the news, a "roadway closed" sign means cars cannot pass. Phrases: on the roadway, blocking the roadway, the roadway was flooded.

### Examples

- Never play on the roadway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#x1)
- A fallen tree blocked the roadway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#x2)
- The roadway was flooded after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#x3)
- Stay on the pavement, not the roadway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#x4)
- Workers painted new lines on the roadway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#x5)
- The bridge has a roadway for cars and a path for bikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a roadway, roadways. Pavement (UK) = sidewalk (US); in the US "pavement" can mean the road surface itself, which can confuse.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «roadway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«roadway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/roadway.html) on Mova free.