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
Traffic is a growing concern; when a single dry causeway is all that connects islands, a car accident can grind life to a standstill.
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Stone ramparts dating to the late Bronze Age were found stretching across a causeway connecting mainland Ireland to Collanmore Island, located in Clew Bay.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
But Biden’s plan, which will require the service of about a thousand U.S. troops, will also take up to 60 days to construct, along with a causeway connecting it to land, the Pentagon said last week.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Amid that effort, in the 1930s, a small causeway was built to connect Morro Rock to the mainland.
—Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Large ships will dock at the pier and offload their cargo to smaller vessels, which would ferry shipments to the causeway and from there into Gaza.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The United States has announced a more ambitious maritime plan, which involves a floating pier and an 1,800-foot-long causeway, which are not yet in place.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Dramatic video shows the moment a Florida police dog helped his partner with a felony arrest on a causeway – and then suddenly leaped over the railing that's 75 feet above water.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
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
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Stone ramparts dating to the late Bronze Age were found stretching across a causeway connecting mainland Ireland to Collanmore Island, located in Clew Bay.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
But Biden’s plan, which will require the service of about a thousand U.S. troops, will also take up to 60 days to construct, along with a causeway connecting it to land, the Pentagon said last week.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Amid that effort, in the 1930s, a small causeway was built to connect Morro Rock to the mainland.
—Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Large ships will dock at the pier and offload their cargo to smaller vessels, which would ferry shipments to the causeway and from there into Gaza.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The United States has announced a more ambitious maritime plan, which involves a floating pier and an 1,800-foot-long causeway, which are not yet in place.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Dramatic video shows the moment a Florida police dog helped his partner with a felony arrest on a causeway – and then suddenly leaped over the railing that's 75 feet above water.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
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
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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