causeway

noun

cause·​way ˈkȯz-ˌwā How to pronounce causeway (audio)
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.
Recent Examples on the Web There was a shooting, stampedes through sensitive dune areas, and a massive traffic jam that shut down the island’s two-lane causeway, preventing access for emergency vehicles. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024 In past years, the city has in some cases sought to shut down state-run causeways entering the city. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024 The island's main point of access is I-45, a causeway that crosses West Bay on the northeast side of the island. Rebecca Treon, Chron, 16 Apr. 2023 Jones said police wouldn’t close causeways entering Miami Beach — as the city did during spring break in 2021 — but said traffic would be restricted to one eastbound lane on the MacArthur Causeway and two eastbound lanes on the Julia Tuttle. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024 On weekends, the place is overrun by fun-hungry tourist types and causeway crawlers. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024 Its little Lower Town hides on the seaward side of the giant rock, tethered to the mainland only by a skinny spit of land that functions as a causeway. Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 In recent years researchers have found huge earthen structures, including platforms, mounds and causeways, across the Amazon, from Venezuela to central Brazil. Kiona N. Smith, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024 The individual spans along the causeway (the areas between the supporting piers) are just under 200 feet in length. Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English cauciwey, from cauci + wey way

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of causeway was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

causeway

noun
cause·​way ˈkȯz-ˌwā How to pronounce causeway (audio)
: a raised way or road across wet ground or water
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