causeway
[ kawz-wey ]
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.
Origin of causeway
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How to use causeway in a sentence
The route was recognized, but no grading or causewaying had been done on it.
Toronto of Old | Henry Scadding
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
Origin of causeway
1C15 cauciwey (from cauci + way); cauci paved road, from Medieval Latin (via) calciāta, calciātus paved with limestone, from Latin calx limestone
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