right of waynoun
uk/ˌraɪt əv ˈweɪ/us/ˌraɪt əv ˈweɪ/right of way noun (RIGHT TO GO FIRST)
[ C or U ] the legal right to go first across a road, before other road users:
Pedestrians have right of way at this intersection.
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- back sth up
- boxed in
- bump start
- bus driver
- car seat
- carve
- corner
- dip
- driver
- driving
- foot
- manoeuvring
- motor
- motorist
- mph
- pull away
- running costs
- scorch
- turning circle
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right of way noun (ROAD/PATH)
[ C ] a path or road over private land that people are legally allowed to walk along
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Roads: pedestrian routes
- alley
- boardwalk
- bridle path
- cart track
- causeway
- crazy paving
- esplanade
- ley line
- maze
- nature strip
- path
- pathless
- pathway
- pavement
- piazza
- sidewalk
- stepping stone
- stile
- switchback
- the highways and byways idiom
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