driveway
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driveway
- /ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/ US
noun driveways
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A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
Similar: drive
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A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
The design originally called for a 1-lane-wide driveway leading from the street to the parking area.
Similar: service road, access road
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Synonym of droveway.
The river corridor had also been used as a driveway for sheep in the past. Prior to the gold rush era, it is likely that early day trappers traveled the corridor.
Similar: droveway
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drive, private road, parkway, lane, roadway, sidewalk, carriageway, allée, garage, highway, street, road, curb, alleyway, alley, pathway
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noun short private road that leads to a house or garage
| Español | entrada (para coches), vado, chaflán, badén |
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| 日本語 | 私道 shidō |
| 中文 | 車道 /车道 chēdào, 專用支路 /专用支路 zhuānyòngzhīlù |
| Français | allée, sortie de véhicules |
| Deutsch | Einfahrt, Auffahrt, Zufahrt |
| Italiano | passo carrabile, strada privata |
| Русский | подъездна́я доро́жка podʺjezdnája doróžka, прое́зд projézd |
Talk about this word "driveway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/driveway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. driveway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/driveway "driveway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/driveway.Cite this
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title = {driveway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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