: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
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A long driveway led to the mansion.
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The older boys often parked their bikes in our driveway, took the Path, and came back later to pick their bikes up.
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Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
At the top right is the head of the dry river bed — where the life-size heron statue is — and the bed curves down to the driveway on the left.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 1 Commissioner Dan Engelhart said his vehicle was stolen from his driveway and ultimately found totaled.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Small cracks in siding, driveways or your foundation can form as materials expand and contract in cold temperatures.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
At the top right is the head of the dry river bed — where the life-size heron statue is — and the bed curves down to the driveway on the left.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 1 Commissioner Dan Engelhart said his vehicle was stolen from his driveway and ultimately found totaled.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Small cracks in siding, driveways or your foundation can form as materials expand and contract in cold temperatures.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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driveway
noun
drive·way
ˈdrīv-ˌwā 
: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot
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