单词 | causeway |
释义 | cause·way ![]() n. 1. A roadway on a raised bed of earth, rubble, or other fill, usually crossing open water or a wetland. 2. A long bridge consisting of many short spans. 3. Archaic A paved highway. [Middle English caucewei : cauce, raised road (from Norman French caucie, from Medieval Latin calciāta (via), paved (road), from Latin calx, calc-, limestone; see CALX) + wei, road (variant of way; see WAY).] ![]() causeway to the island St. Michael's Mount Cornwall, England |
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