'Causeway' definitions:
Definition of 'causeway'
(from WordNet)
noun
A road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
verb
Provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"
verb
Pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles
Definition of 'Causeway'
From: GCIDE
- Causeway \Cause"way\ (k[add]z"w[asl]), Causey \Cau"sey\ ((k[add]"z[y^]), n. [OE. cauci, cauchie, OF. cauchie, F. chauss['e]e, from LL. (via) calciata, fr calciare to make a road, either fr. L. calx lime, hence, to pave with limestone (cf. E. chalk), or from L. calceus shoe, from calx heel, hence, to shoe, pave, or wear by treading.] A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground. [1913 Webster]
- But that broad causeway will direct your way. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- The other way Satan went down The causey to Hell-gate. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Causewayed
Definition of 'causeway'
From: Easton
- Causeway a raised way, an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between Zion and the temple (1 Chr. 26:16, 18). In 2 Chr. 9:11 the same word is translated "terrace."
Synonyms of 'causeway'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alley,
- alleyway,
- arterial,
- arterial highway,
- arterial street,
- artery,
- Autobahn,
- autoroute,
- autostrada,
- avenue,
- belt highway,
- blind alley,
- boulevard,
- bypass,
- byway,
- camino real,
- carriageway,
- causey,
- chaussee,
- circumferential,
- close,
- corduroy road,
- county road,
- court,
- crescent,
- cul-de-sac,
- dead-end street,
- dike,
- dirt road,
- drive,
- driveway,
- expressway,
- freeway,
- gravel road,
- highroad,
- highway,
- highways and byways,
- interstate highway,
- lane,
- local road,
- main drag,
- main road,
- mews,
- motorway,
- parkway,
- pave,
- paved road,
- pike,
- place,
- plank road,
- primary highway,
- private road,
- right-of-way,
- ring road,
- road,
- roadbed,
- roadway,
- route nationale,
- row,
- royal road,
- secondary road,
- speedway,
- state highway,
- street,
- superhighway,
- terrace,
- thoroughfare,
- through street,
- thruway,
- toll road,
- township road,
- turnpike,
- US highway,
- wynd