causeway

[kawz-wey]

noun

1. a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.

2. a highway or paved way.

verb (used with object)

1. to pave (a road or street) with cobblestones or pebbles.

2. to provide with a causeway.

causeway

/ ˈkɔːzˌweɪ /

noun

1. a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc

2. a paved footpath

3. a road surfaced with setts

Word History and Origins

Origin of causeway¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; causey, way ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of causeway¹

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

Example Sentences

What was once Great Britain is now a quarantined island, cut off from the mainland and protected by an armed causeway that can only be accessed during low tide.

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The tide recedes every day for a few hours, long enough to walk across a narrow strip of causeway to the mainland.

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He's only ever known a feudal life in this 150-strong sanctuary, connected to the quarantined mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway that's only accessible at low tide.

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He's only ever known life on an island connected to the quarantined British mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.

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They are a slightly lighter colour than the iconic hexagonal black basalt at the point of the causeway.

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