holloway
UK/ˈhɒləweɪ/
holloway noun: a road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age.
Noun
holloway (plural holloways)
- A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age.
- The first pronounced rise in the ridge is succeeded by Oldgate Nick: there isn't even a footpath crossing, but it is recognisable as a holloway. Here crossed a saltway from Cheshire rising from 5altersford Hall in the upper Todd valley1982, Mark Richards, High Peak Walks, page 158
- Well, I see the road before me; sometimes I can see a bit further because I'm standing on a hill, sometimes I'm at the bottom of a holloway and have no idea even what lies on the other side of the hedge.2004 August 30, Catja Pafort <greenknight@cix.co.uk.invalid>, “Re: Tight third - an invention of the 20th century?”, in rec.arts.sf.composition (Usenet), message-ID...
- Synonyms:
- sunken lane, bostel, grundle, shute
Proper noun capitalized: Holloway
Holloway (countable and uncountable, plural Holloways)
- A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3256).
- An urban area of London in the borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ306859).
- A hamlet in East Knoyle parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST876133).
- A minor city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
- A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
holloway meaning in Malayalam
holloway in Malayalam
- ഹോളോവേ
Examples of holloway in a sentence
- I enjoyed very much last week walking down that sunken track between Symondsbury and North Chideock--is that what one would call a 'holloway'?2008 December 1, <johngoldfine@gmail.com>, “quarry cross north of Chideock, Dorset”, in uk.rec.walking (Usenet), message-ID...
- In different regions they go by different names — bostels, grundles, shutes — but are all holloways.2010, Bill Bryson, Icons of England, page 240:
- Six years later, after Roger Deakin's early death, Robert Macfarlane returned to the holloway with the artist Stanley Donwood and writer Dan Richards.2014, Robert Macfarlane, Dan Richards, Holloway:
Synonyms of holloway
Forms of holloway
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | holloways |
| alternative form | hollow way |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Holloways |
Origin of holloway
From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holway.
Words formed from holloway
Phrases with holloway
Questions about holloway
- What does holloway mean?
- Holloway means a road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age.
- What is holloway in Malayalam?
- Holloway in Malayalam is ഹോളോവേ. See Holloway meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use holloway in a sentence?
- I enjoyed very much last week walking down that sunken track between Symondsbury and North Chideock--is that what one would call a 'holloway'?
- What part of speech is holloway?
- Holloway can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce holloway?
- Holloway is pronounced /ˈhɒləweɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of holloway?
- The plural of holloway is holloways.
Words near holloway in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: holloway (page history and authors); Holloway (page history and authors); holloway (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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