causewaynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/us/ˈkɑːz.weɪ/a raised path, especially across a wet area
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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.