Also means
lane (road)
Usage Note
Carreggiata is feminine: la carreggiata. It refers to the paved roadway between kerbs, as distinct from the pavement. The idiomatic phrase tornare in carreggiata ('to get back on track') is very common in figurative Italian, meaning to get back to the right path after straying.
Examples
"Ha perso il controllo ed è uscito di carreggiata."
Natural Translation
He lost control and went off the carriageway.
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