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driftway

driftway noun: a road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.

Noun

driftway (plural driftways)

  1. A road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.
    • The said commoners[…]to leave a driftway for the cattle and beasts of the said Edward Dymocke.1611, A decree concerning Holland Fen […]
    Synonyms:
    droveway, driveway
  2. A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
  3. (US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.

driftway meaning in Tamil

driftway in Tamil

கால்நடையாளர் பாதை

Synonyms of driftway

Forms of driftway

pluraldriftways

Origin of driftway

From drift + way.

Questions about driftway

What does driftway mean?
Driftway means a road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.
What is driftway in Tamil?
Driftway in Tamil is கால்நடையாளர் பாதை. See Driftway meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is driftway?
Driftway is a noun.
What is the plural of driftway?
The plural of driftway is driftways.

Words near driftway in the dictionary

  1. drifts
  2. drifts along
  3. drifts apart
  4. drifts of the forest
  5. drifts off
  6. driftway
  7. driftways
  8. driftweed
  9. driftweeds
  10. driftwind
  11. driftwinds

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