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causeway
[kawz-wey]
verb (used with object)
to pave (a road or street) with cobblestones or pebbles.
to provide with a causeway.
causeway
/ ˈɔːˌɱɪ /
noun
a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc
a paved footpath
a road surfaced with setts
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of causeway1
Example Sentences
What was once Great Britain is now a quarantined island, cut off from the mainland and protected by an armed causeway that can only be accessed during low tide.
The tide recedes every day for a few hours, long enough to walk across a narrow strip of causeway to the mainland.
He's only ever known a feudal life in this 150-strong sanctuary, connected to the quarantined mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway that's only accessible at low tide.
He's only ever known life on an island connected to the quarantined British mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.
They are a slightly lighter colour than the iconic hexagonal black basalt at the point of the causeway.
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