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单词 causeway
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causewaynoun [ C ]

uk/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/us/ˈkɑːz.weɪ/

a raised path, especially across a wet area

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Roads: pedestrian routes

  • alley
  • boardwalk
  • bridle path
  • cart track
  • crazy paving
  • esplanade
  • footpath
  • maze
  • nature strip
  • path
  • pathless
  • pathway
  • pavement
  • paver
  • sidewalk
  • stepping stone
  • stile
  • the highways and byways idiom
  • trackless
  • trail

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Geography: promontories & peninsulas

Examples from literature

  • In many places the soil, sodden with rain, was impracticable for cavalry and even for infantry, until trees had been felled and a rude causeway formed through the morass. 
  • She drove along the wide causeway by the riverside, and turned up the steep, narrow street. 
  • The bottom of this ravine was marshy, and the road crossed it by means of a causeway of earth and logs. 
  • These fields were crossed by a causeway which led to the village, but as it ran at an angle across them, those advancing upon it were exposed to the fire of the English front. 
  • Very early next morning we set out, following a long causeway raised through marshes. 

causewaynoun [ C ]

us/ˈkɔzˌweɪ/

a raised road, esp. across water

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