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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The specific part of the pier that broke off from the causeway, anchored to the beach, is the larger platform where small Army vessels unloaded the trucks that would be driven onto it.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 7 June 2024
Laycock designed a method to build narrow causeways two pontoons wide and 30 pontoons long – roughly 175 feet.
—Frank A. Blazich Jr., The Conversation, 20 May 2024
But radar and topographic data of the sites revealed the inlets’ riverbeds as well as the causeways that led to the pyramids of Pepi II and Merenre.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 May 2024
Take a look at Florida traffic forecast ▪ Expect delays heading into Miami Beach as eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane on the MacArthur and Tuttle causeways, starting at 8 p.m. Friday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 7 June 2024
Laycock designed a method to build narrow causeways two pontoons wide and 30 pontoons long – roughly 175 feet.
—Frank A. Blazich Jr., The Conversation, 20 May 2024
But radar and topographic data of the sites revealed the inlets’ riverbeds as well as the causeways that led to the pyramids of Pepi II and Merenre.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 May 2024
Take a look at Florida traffic forecast ▪ Expect delays heading into Miami Beach as eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane on the MacArthur and Tuttle causeways, starting at 8 p.m. Friday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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causeway
noun
cause·way
ˈkȯz-ˌwā 
: a raised way or road across wet ground or water
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