Meaning & use
Roading
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The construction, maintenance, and network of roads, especially in New Zealand English.
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The council allocated extra funding for roading in the rural district.
Heavy rains caused significant damage to the region's roading network.
A note on using this word
This usage is chiefly found in New Zealand and, to a lesser extent, Australian English, functioning as a collective noun for road infrastructure.
Words with a similar meaning
road networkroad infrastructure
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