driveway

[drahyv-wey]

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noun

a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
any road for driving on.

Origin of driveway

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; drive + way¹

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Examples from the Web for driveway

Contemporary Examples

Same for driveway pavers and meat and poultry plant workers.
The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration
Doug McIntyre
November 25, 2014
One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me.
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Marlow Stern
November 6, 2014
Her silver 2001 Chevrolet Prizm was later found in a driveway outside an abandoned house in Gary.
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Michael Daly
October 21, 2014
They stayed in the car as the young man spoke to them from his driveway.
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Caitlin Dickson
August 26, 2014
A few days after the memorial service, two trucks were parked in their driveway.
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Elliot Ackerman
July 6, 2014

Historical Examples

Alice clutched Walter's arm in a panic; they were just at the driveway entrance.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
"The effect is better," he remarked, and went to stand where he could view the driveway.
Ruggles of Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson
Before us was a driveway, shaded by great elms and bordered by rose hedges.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
Joseph C. Lincoln
That was just as they came out by the big posts at the entrance to the driveway.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Tires screeched in the driveway while Beryl was still at the telephone.
Martians Never Die
Lucius Daniel

British Dictionary definitions for driveway

driveway

noun

a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for driveway

n.

1884 in sense "private road from a public road to a private house," from drive (v.) + way.

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Examples from the Web for driveway

Contemporary Examples

Same for driveway pavers and meat and poultry plant workers.

One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me.

Her silver 2001 Chevrolet Prizm was later found in a driveway outside an abandoned house in Gary.

They stayed in the car as the young man spoke to them from his driveway.

A few days after the memorial service, two trucks were parked in their driveway.

Historical Examples

Alice clutched Walter's arm in a panic; they were just at the driveway entrance.

"The effect is better," he remarked, and went to stand where he could view the driveway.

Before us was a driveway, shaded by great elms and bordered by rose hedges.

That was just as they came out by the big posts at the entrance to the driveway.

Tires screeched in the driveway while Beryl was still at the telephone.

driveway

Word Origin and History for driveway

n.

Origin of driveway