Meaning
carriageway, roadway
- the portion of a paved road intended for vehicular traffic, often divided into lanes
In a sentence
Un camion in avaria occupa metà della carreggiata.
A broken-down truck is blocking half of the roadway.
L'autostrada presenta due carreggiate separate da uno spartitraffico.
The highway has two carriageways separated by a median strip.
La carreggiata era ghiacciata e le auto procedevano molto lentamente.
The road surface was icy and the cars were moving very slowly.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| carreggiata | feminine · singular |
| carreggiate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with 'corsia' (lane); a 'carreggiata' typically comprises one or more 'corsie'.