carriageway

Universal Words noun (BrE) 1 one of the two sides of a motorway or other large road, intended for traffic moving in one direction: the eastbound carriageway of the M50 motorway seealsoDUALCARRIAGEWAY 2 the part of a road intended for vehicles, not people walking, etc: Vehicles should be parked as close as possible to the edge of the carriageway.