causeway
a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.
a highway or paved way.
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
Big aerial views of land developments, and drawings of buildings, roads and causeways, that kinda stuff.
Vanishing Point | C.C. BeckThe land around the city was under water, and the capital was approached by causeways across the low and marshy ground.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThere are four avenues or entrances to the city, all of which are formed by artificial causeways, two spears' length in width.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyAs the city was connected with the mainland by three causeways, it was necessary to invest it on three sides.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyIztatapalan, a rocky fortress was taken by storm and on April 21, 1521, the first attack was delivered along the causeways.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend Brady
British Dictionary definitions for causeway
/ (ˈkɔːzˌweɪ) /
a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc
a paved footpath
a road surfaced with setts
Origin of causeway
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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