CAUSEWAY

causeway

(noun) a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand

causeway

(verb) pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles

causeway

(verb) provide with a causeway; “A causewayed swamp”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

causeway (plural causeways)

A road that is raised, so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

Verb

causeway (third-person singular simple present causeways, present participle causewaying, simple past and past participle causewayed)

(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cause"way, Cau"sey, n. Etym: [OE. cauci, cauchie, OF. cauchie, F. chaussée, from LL. (via) calciata, fr calciare to make a road, either fr. L. calx lime, hence, to pave with limestone (cf. E. chalk), or from L. calceus shoe, from calx heel, hence, to shoe, pave, or wear by treading.]

Definition: A way or road rasid above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground. But that broad causeway will direct your way. Dryden. The other way Satan went down The causey to Hell-gate. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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