causeway
[ kawz-wey ]
/ ˈkɔzˌweɪ /
noun
a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.
a highway or paved way.
verb (used with object)
to pave (a road or street) with cobblestones or pebbles.
to provide with a causeway.
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British Dictionary definitions for causeway
causeway
/ (ˈkɔːzˌweɪ) /
noun
a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc
a paved footpath
a road surfaced with setts
Word Origin for causeway
C15
cauciwey (from
cauci +
way);
cauci paved road, from Medieval Latin (
via)
calciāta, calciātus paved with limestone, from Latin
calx limestone