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[ drahyv-wey ] / ˈdraɪvˌweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR driveway ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc. any road for driving on. Origin of drivewayAn Americanism dating back to 1865–70; drive + way1 Words nearby drivewaydrive-thru, drive time, drive to drink, drive train, drive-up, driveway, driving, driving barrel, driving chain, driving dog, driving force Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drivewaySame for driveway pavers and meat and poultry plant workers. The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration|Doug McIntyre|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me. Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her silver 2001 Chevrolet Prizm was later found in a driveway outside an abandoned house in Gary. Indiana Serial Killer’s Confession Was Just the Start|Michael Daly|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST They stayed in the car as the young man spoke to them from his driveway. A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few days after the memorial service, two trucks were parked in their driveway. Short Stories from The Daily Beast: Four Hundred Grand|Elliot Ackerman|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I think you have seen it all, now,” said Kingdon, as he turned the car into the driveway that led homeward. Penny of Top Hill Trail|Belle Kanaris Maniates They all stood looking at a carriage which was coming up the driveway. The Crime of the French Caf and Other Stories|Nicholas Carter Rick kept expecting a challenge from up ahead, but apparently there was no guard on the driveway itself. The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin They watched Trix follow the driveway and disappear around the corner, then both turned towards the house. At the Time Appointed|A. Maynard Barbour Prince started forward; but this time he turned out and went on the grass at the side of the driveway. Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm|Helen Fuller Orton
British Dictionary definitions for driveway
nouna private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drivewayentrance |