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driveway

[drahyv-wey]

noun

  1. a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.

  2. any road for driving on.



driveway

/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of driveway1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; drive + way 1
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The driveway gate of the waist-high chain-link fence dividing the front yard from the sidewalk was bent and mangled, lashed to a metal fence pole with white rope.

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Eventually, the family walked out and stood in the driveway as the men in fatigues searched the house for her husband, Medina said.

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There was at least one vehicle, a silver Ford SUV with Arizona licence plates, parked on the driveway of an apartment complex.

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At home, David would get tossed around in driveway games by the cement contractor father who was twice his size, only to keep getting back up for more contact.

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He turned to the gate driveway, where federal agents had quietly returned.

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