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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈright of ˈway or ˈright-of-ˈway, n., pl. rights of way, right of ways or rights-of-way, right-of-ways. - the right to proceed ahead of another vehicle:[uncountable]At the stop sign she had the right of way.
- [countable] a path or area of land that may lawfully be used or crossed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024right′ of way′, pl. rights of way, right of ways. - a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- a path or route that may lawfully be used.
- a right of passage, as over another's land.
- Rail Transportthe strip of land acquired for use by a railroad for tracks.
- Civil Engineeringland covered by a public road.
- land over which a power line passes.
- Sport[Fencing.]the right to attack or continue an attack, and thus to be credited with a hit, by virtue of having first extended the sword arm or having parried the opponent's attack.
Also, right′-of-way′. |