causeway

[ kawz-wey ]
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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.

Origin of causeway

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at causey, way1

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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. Beck
  • The land around the city was under water, and the capital was approached by causeways across the low and marshy ground.

  • There 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 Brady
  • As 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 Brady
  • Iztatapalan, 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

causeway

/ (ˈkɔːzˌweɪ) /


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

  2. a paved footpath

  1. a road surfaced with setts

Origin of causeway

1
C15 cauciwey (from cauci + way); cauci paved road, from Medieval Latin (via) calciāta, calciātus paved with limestone, from Latin calx limestone

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