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causeway

[ kawz-wey ]
/ ˈkɔzˌweɪ /
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noun
a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.
a highway or paved way.
verb (used with object)
to pave (a road or street) with cobblestones or pebbles.
to provide with a causeway.
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Origin of causeway

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at causey, way1

Words nearby causeway

cause célèbre, cause list, cause raised eyebrows, causerie, causeuse, causeway, causey, causist, caustic, caustic alcohol, caustic curve
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Words related to causeway

barrier, ditch, levee, hill, artery, avenue, boulevard, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, street, waterway, bank, channel, watercourse, breakwater, mound, parkway, passage

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British Dictionary definitions for causeway

causeway
/ (ˈkɔːzˌweɪ) /
noun
a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc
a paved footpath
a road surfaced with setts

Word Origin for causeway

C15 cauciwey (from cauci + way); cauci paved road, from Medieval Latin (via) calciāta, calciātus paved with limestone, from Latin calx limestone
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