Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roadway

/ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: road-way
IPA: /ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A way used as a road.

noun

The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.

noun

The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.

Example Sentences

"On the south side of the two running lines is a second goods store, reached by a roadway along the south side of the station. This roadway also acts as a terminus for all provincial bus services from Limerick."
"It’s a dip of fewer than 150 deaths from highs reached in 2021, when the agency recorded the largest quarterly spike in its history of tracking roadway fatalities."
"Morning commuters in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas discovered slick sidewalks and icy roadways Monday."

Etymology

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".

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *rodeway

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/

Inflected Forms

roadways (plural)

Phrases

permanent way right of way

Frequently Paired Words

pavement permanent way right of way sidewalk trailway verge

Questions

How do you pronounce roadway?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/.
What does roadway mean?: A way used as a road.
Where does roadway come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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