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单词 causeway
释义 cause·way
I. \ˈkȯzˌwā\ noun
Etymology: alteration of Middle English cauciwey, from cauci, cause causey + wey way — more at way
1. : a way of access or raised road typically across marshland or water
 < for access to the mainland they depended on a causeway, flooded at high tide — F.M.Stenton >
2. : causey; especially : a paved or corduroy highway
 < the Roman causeways of early Britain >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to pave with cobblestones or pebbles
 < the causewayed streets of the village >
2. : to provide with a causeway : make a causeway through or over
 < a causewayed swamp >
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