roadway

«roadway» in Mova's school dictionary: The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a roadway, roadways)

meaning for a pupil

1) The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk). tree →

2) A road in general, especially a main road. tree →

sense 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 →
• A fallen tree blocked the roadway. tree →
• The roadway was flooded after the storm. tree →
• Stay on the pavement, not the roadway. tree →
• Workers painted new lines on the roadway. tree →
• The bridge has a roadway for cars and a path for bikes. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «roadway» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.