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cause·way  (kôzw)

n.

1. A raised roadway, as across water or marshland.

2. A paved highway.

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[Middle English caucewei : cauce, raised road (from Norman French caucie, from Medieval Latin calcita (via), paved (road), from Latin calx, calc-, limestone; see calx) + wei, road (variant of way; see way).]

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causeway [ˈkɔːzˌweɪ]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a raised path or road crossing water, marshland, sand, etc.

2. (Social Science / Human Geography) a paved footpath

3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a road surfaced with setts

[C15 cauciwey (from cauci + way); cauci paved road, from Medieval Latin (via) calciāta, calciātus paved with limestone, from Latin calx limestone]

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causeway - A raised path, road, or way across a wet place or stretch of water—based on causey, "a mound, embankment, or dam to retain water."

See also related terms for mound.

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A craft similar in design to a barge, but longer and narrower, designed to assist in the discharge and transport of cargo from vessels. See also barge; watercraft.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	causeway - a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Verb	1.	causeway - provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	causeway - pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"

Translations

causeway [ˈkɔːzweɪ] N → calzada f or carretera f elevada; (in sea) → arrecife m

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causeway [ˈkɔːzweɪ] n → chaussée f (surélevée)

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causeway

n → Damm m

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causeway [ˈkɔːzˌweɪ] n → strada rialzata

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causeway

n causeway [ˈkoːzwei]

a raised pathway, road etc over wet ground or shallow water. verhoogde pad طَريقٌ مُعَبَّدٌ فَوْقَ أرْضٍ مُنْخَفِضَةٍ أو سَبْخَةٍ издигната пътека zvýšená lávka, násep (přes mokřinu) vej på dæmning erhöhter Fußweg υπερυψωμένο μονοπάτι carretera elevada kõrgendatud tee مسیری که از زمین های اطراف آن بلندتر ساخته شده است pengertie chaussée שְׁבִיל מוּגבָּה बाध, पुल की ऊंची सड़क nasip töltés tanggul upphækkaður vegur/stígur strada rialzata 土手道 둑길 sankasa, pylimas uzbērts ceļš; dambis tambak verhoogde weg veifylling (over myr) grobla caminho şosea мощёная дорога; насыпь zvýšená cesta (chodník ap.) dvignjena pešpot, nasip nasip gångbana, broväg ถนนหรือทางที่ข้ามแหล่งน้ำ yükseltilmiş yol (穿越濕地或淺水的)墊高堤道 бруківка, мостова دلدلوں وغیرہ میں اونچا راستہ đường đắp cao （穿越湿地的）堤道