right of way

right of way also right-of-way (rtv-w)

n. pl. rights of way or right of ways also rights-of-way (rts-) or right-of-ways (-wz)

1.

a. The right to pass over property owned by another party.

b. The path or thoroughfare on which such passage is made.

2. The strip of land over which facilities such as highways, railroads, or power lines are built.

3. The customary or legal right of a person, vessel, or vehicle to pass in front of another.

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right of way

Noun

pl rights of way

1. the right of one vehicle or ship to go before another

2.

a. the legal right of someone to pass over someone else's land

b. the path used by this right

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	right of way - the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else easement - (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
	2.	right of way - the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
	3.	right of way - the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass

Translations

right of way n (on path etc) → derecho de paso;

(AUT) → prioridad f de paso

right of way right n (on path etc) → droit m de passage;

(Aut) → priorité f

right of way right n (on path etc) → Durchgangsrecht f;

(Aut) → Vorfahrt f