driveway

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a short private road or paved area connecting a house or garage to a public road

   She parked the car in the driveway beside the house.

2. 2
   noun

   a private access road entering or circulating through an estate, institution, or other defined property

   A tree-lined driveway led from the gate to the main building.

A compound of drive + way. It first referred broadly to a route along which animals or vehicles could be driven and later specialized for a private vehicle entrance serving a house or other property.

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