causeway
noun
a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.
causeways
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pluralof causeway.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With majestic temples, markets and pyramids linked by canals and causeways, Tenochtitlan was home at its peak to some 200,000 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The scientists also identified causeways with ditches on either side which they believe were canals that helped managed the abundant water in the region.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
Television’s Memory Lane has as many versions as there are Atlanta streets named Peachtree, with only a few of those causeways seeing heavy traffic.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
Rescue missions were ongoing, especially to Florida’s barrier islands, which were cut off from the mainland when storm surges destroyed causeways and bridges.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
In addition to building roads, causeways, canals, dikes, reservoirs, mounds, raised agricultural fields, and possibly ball courts, Erickson has argued, the Indians who lived there before Columbus trapped fish in the seasonally flooded grassland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
