driveway

noun

drive·​way ˈdrīv-ˌwā 

: 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

Both want to see a 5-year-old boy taken by ICE agents from the driveway of his home in Columbia Heights returned to Minnesota. —Reg Chapman, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was apprehended by immigration officials shortly after arriving home from preschool while his father was in their driveway, school officials said last week. —Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026

Upgrades include work on facility driveways, sidewalks, drainage pipes, funding and more. —Sofi Zeman january 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026

Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, was taken away from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias. —Holly Yan, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for driveway

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

driveway

noun

drive·​way ˈdrīv-ˌwā 

: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot