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: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
Examples of driveway in a Sentence
A long driveway led to the mansion.
Recent Examples on the Web
With crime scene tape still wrapped around the house, dozens of people look on from a driveway across the street.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
Her husband, however, who was poking around in the driveway and asked not to be named, was still registered as a Republican.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Westfield and Clarke intend on staying friends, already making plans to barbecue in the driveway where the fateful encounter occurred.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Multiple trees around a house also caught on fire and a car in the driveway was also ablaze, officials said.
—ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
driveway
noun
drive·way
ˈdrīv-ˌwā
: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot
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