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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Heuermann lived for decades in Massapequa Park, about a 25-minute drive across a causeway spanning South Oyster Bay to the sandy stretch where the women’s remains were found.
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Overnight, there were reports of fires at a Saudi petrochemicals complex, while Bahrain briefly closed the causeway to Saudi Arabia because of security threats.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Overnight, there were reports of fires at a Saudi petrochemicals complex, while Bahrain briefly closed the causeway to Saudi Arabia because of security threats.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for causeway
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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causeway
noun
cause·way
ˈkȯz-ˌwā 
: a raised way or road across wet ground or water
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