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causeway

cause·way [ káwz wày ] (plural cause·ways)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. raised path: a raised path or road over a marsh or water or across land that is sometimes covered by water

2. paved road: a road or path with a paved or cobbled surface

[15th century. < archaic causey "causeway" (via Anglo-Norman caucie< medieval Latin calciata (via) "paved (road)" < Latin calx "limestone") + way]
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