driveway

[ drahyv-wey ]

/ ˈdraɪvˌweɪ /

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noun

a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.

any road for driving on.

RELATED WORDS

entrance

Nearby words

driver education, driver's license, driver's seat, driverless, drivetrain, driveway, driving, driving barrel, driving chain, driving dog, driving force

Origin of driveway

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; drive + way¹

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Examples from the Web for driveway

Same for driveway pavers and meat and poultry plant workers.
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One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her silver 2001 Chevrolet Prizm was later found in a driveway outside an abandoned house in Gary.
Indiana Serial Killer’s Confession Was Just the Start|Michael Daly|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They stayed in the car as the young man spoke to them from his driveway.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A few days after the memorial service, two trucks were parked in their driveway.
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“I think you have seen it all, now,” said Kingdon, as he turned the car into the driveway that led homeward.
Penny of Top Hill Trail|Belle Kanaris Maniates
They all stood looking at a carriage which was coming up the driveway.
The Crime of the French Caf and Other Stories|Nicholas Carter
Rick kept expecting a challenge from up ahead, but apparently there was no guard on the driveway itself.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
They watched Trix follow the driveway and disappear around the corner, then both turned towards the house.
At the Time Appointed|A. Maynard Barbour
Prince started forward; but this time he turned out and went on the grass at the side of the driveway.
Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm|Helen Fuller Orton

British Dictionary definitions for driveway

driveway

/ (ˈdraɪvˌweɪ) /

noun

a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

driveway

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for driveway

driveway

noun