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roadway

/ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/ noun B2
  1. A way used as a road.
  2. The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
  3. The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.

Plural roadways

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“In Brixton Road, this morning,” it ran, “a plain gold wedding ring, found in the roadway between the ‘White Hart’ Tavern and Holland Grove.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 47 · B2
The thought had hardly passed through my mind when the man whom we were watching caught sight of the number on our door, and ran rapidly across the roadway.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 22 · B2
This murder would have been infinitely more difficult to unravel had the body of the victim been simply found lying in the roadway without any of those outré and sensational accompaniments which have rendered it remarkable.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 74 · B2
I naturally began by examining the roadway, and there, as I have already explained to you, I saw clearly the marks of a cab, which, I ascertained by inquiry, must have been there during the night.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 80 · B2

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