driveway

noun

drive·​way ˈdrīv-ˌwā How to pronounce driveway (audio)
: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds

Examples of driveway in a Sentence

A long driveway led to the mansion.
Recent Examples on the Web The car sometimes did its dropoff in front of driveways where cars were exiting, and with the Waymo microphones set to mute, there was no way to tell it to pull up farther. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Deputies said the caller reported she was parked in a driveway when a stranger approached with a chainsaw in one hand and a hammer in the other. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024 The warehouse doesn’t yet have a proper driveway for an eighteen-wheeler, but after some convincing, the truck driver maneuvered the 40-foot container as close to the loading area as possible. Charles W. McFarlane, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 Woodman got out of the car to confront Woodruff in his driveway before shooting him, according to testimony from Shayla Brattin, one of the accomplices. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024 In his driveway, Idris showed another spot where the family had felled a tree to allow his mother, who can’t make it up the ladder, to squeeze through a fence. Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 When deputies reached the home a short time later, Kidwell was found dead inside her vehicle parked in the driveway. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024 Residents are asked to weigh in with their thoughts regarding driveway grades by completing an online survey at https://forms.office.com/g/wT8wbyumE2, according to a news release from the city. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates about 210 fatalities and 15,000 injuries occur each year from backup collisions, with children being especially prone to them in driveways and parking lots. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driveway was in 1845

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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

driveway

noun
drive·​way ˈdrīv-ˌwā How to pronounce driveway (audio)
: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot

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