1
: a raised way across wet ground or water
2
: highway
especially
: one of ancient Roman construction in Britain
causeway
transitive verb
Examples of causeway in a Sentence
The island is linked by a causeway to the mainland.
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The barges then thrust out long extendable bridges, forming a 2,700-foot causeway that links the vessels together and connects to the shore.
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Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The company operates 155 buses on the causeway, comprising about a quarter of the group’s fleet.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The three barges stood above the water on sturdy legs and were linked by bridges to form one giant causeway that stretched from the beach to more than 800 meters from the shore.
—Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Along the causeway that borders both a freshwater pond and a tidal marsh and on the park’s branching nature trails, guests can spot more than 300 winged species—and perhaps glimpse alligators or sea turtles too.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The company operates 155 buses on the causeway, comprising about a quarter of the group’s fleet.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The three barges stood above the water on sturdy legs and were linked by bridges to form one giant causeway that stretched from the beach to more than 800 meters from the shore.
—Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Along the causeway that borders both a freshwater pond and a tidal marsh and on the park’s branching nature trails, guests can spot more than 300 winged species—and perhaps glimpse alligators or sea turtles too.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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causeway
noun
cause·way
ˈkȯz-ˌwā 
: a raised way or road across wet ground or water
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