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driftways

driftways is the plural of driftway.

Meaning of driftway

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.

Questions about driftways

What is driftways the plural of?
Driftways is the plural of driftway.

Words near driftways in the dictionary

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

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