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driveways

driveways is the plural of driveway.

Meaning of driveway

Noun

driveway (plural driveways)

  1. (UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
    Synonyms:
    drive
  2. (US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
    • The design originally called for a 1-lane-wide driveway leading from the street to the parking area.1988 April, Joseph Truni, “Asphalt Answers”, in Popular Mechanics, page 127
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of droveway.
    • The river corridor had also been used as a driveway for sheep in the past. Prior to the gold rush era, it is likely that early day trappers traveled the corridor.1991, Robin Rose, “Appendix C: Resource Assessment: North Powder National Wild and Scenic River. USDA, Forest Service, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest”, in Environmental Assessment for the North...
    Synonyms:
    droveway

Questions about driveways

What is driveways the plural of?
Driveways is the plural of driveway.

Words near driveways in the dictionary

  1. driveway
  2. driveway access
  3. driveway accesses
  4. driveway moment
  5. driveway moments
  6. driveways
  7. drivewheel
  8. drivewheels
  9. drivin'
  10. driving
  11. driving a coach and horses through

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