causeway
Americannoun
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a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.
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a highway or paved way.
verb (used with object)
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to pave (a road or street) with cobblestones or pebbles.
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to provide with a causeway.
noun
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a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc
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a paved footpath
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a road surfaced with setts
Etymology
Origin of causeway
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; causey, way 1
Example Sentences
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He is among the 400,000 people expected to cram the causeways, beaches and motel balconies of Florida's Space Coast for the launch attempt of Artemis II tonight.
From BBC
AI software was used to analyse commercially available drone footage of crowds at the causeway, which is near Bushmills, County Antrim.
From BBC
The show's fictional community lives on the end of a tidal causeway, with high tides cutting them off from the rest of the world.
From BBC
It being a little early for blackjack at the towering Beau Rivage, where I’d booked a room for the night, I instead crossed the causeway to nearby Ocean Springs.
The result is a 2,700-foot causeway where ferries or civilian cargo ships could pull up.
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