causeway (noun)

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• causeway — noun acceleration lane, access road, agger, approach road, arterial, arterial highway, artery, avenue, by passage, causey, concourse, crossroad, drive, driveway, express, express highway, expressway, freeway, highroad, highway, lane, motor road,… …   Law dictionary

• causeway — ► NOUN ▪ a raised road or track across low or wet ground. ORIGIN from Old French causee, from Latin calx lime, limestone (used for paving roads) …   English terms dictionary

• causeway — noun Etymology: Middle English cauciwey, from cauci + wey way Date: 15th century 1. a raised way across wet ground or water 2. highway; especially one of ancient Roman construction in Britain • causeway transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• causeway — noun /ˈkɔːz.weɪ/ A road that is raised, as to be above water, marshland etc …   Wiktionary

• causeway — noun a raised road or track across low or wet ground. Derivatives causewayed adjective Origin ME: from causey + way …   English new terms dictionary

• causeway — noun (C) a raised road or path across wet ground or through water …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Causeway — In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. A transport corridor that is carried instead on a series of arches, perhaps approaching a bridge, is a viaduct. In the U.S. a… …   Wikipedia

• causeway — UK [ˈkɔːzˌweɪ] / US [ˈkɔzˌweɪ] noun [countable] Word forms causeway : singular causeway plural causeways a raised road or path across ground that is wet or is sometimes covered by water …   English dictionary

• causeway — /ˈkɔzweɪ / (say kawzway) noun 1. a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground. 2. a cobbled or paved way. –verb (t) 3. to pave, as a road or street, with cobbles or pebbles. 4. to provide with a causeway. {variant of causey way. See causey} …  

• causeway — cause|way [ kɔz,weı ] noun count a raised road or path across ground that is wet or is sometimes covered by water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• causeway — [ˈkɔːzˌweɪ] noun [C] a raised road or path across ground that is wet or covered by water …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English