1
: a raised way across wet ground or water
2
: highway
especially
: one of ancient Roman construction in Britain
causeway
transitive verb
Examples of causeway in a Sentence
The island is linked by a causeway to the mainland.
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Kendall Hamersly Who should go: Anybody who loves Mediterranean cuisine and is willing to cross the causeway.
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Ideas for building new ballparks in Ybor City, on the Tampa side of the bay, or even in St. Petersburg, across a causeway crowded with evening rush-hour traffic before night games, have also been considered.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Timelapse footage captured by an eyewitness shows floodwaters from the nearby Llano River rising over a causeway in Kingsland, about 65 miles north of Austin, completely submerging it in just a few minutes.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 July 2025
The causeway, however, is not funded and is expected to cost $10 billion.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Ideas for building new ballparks in Ybor City, on the Tampa side of the bay, or even in St. Petersburg, across a causeway crowded with evening rush-hour traffic before night games, have also been considered.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Timelapse footage captured by an eyewitness shows floodwaters from the nearby Llano River rising over a causeway in Kingsland, about 65 miles north of Austin, completely submerging it in just a few minutes.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 July 2025
The causeway, however, is not funded and is expected to cost $10 billion.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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causeway
noun
cause·way
ˈkȯz-ˌwā 
: a raised way or road across wet ground or water
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