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: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
Examples of driveway in a Sentence
A long driveway led to the mansion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Maske’s body was located on the driveway of a residence located east of his residence on Loerch Road.
—Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
Only three episodes in, and Joe’s home-life pattern is already getting a bit redundant — pull up to the driveway with a melancholy mix of weariness and relief, get triggered into perceiving a phantom threat, draw a gun and almost shoot a family member.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
But her next-door neighbor, who doesn't have her own driveway and typically parks on the street, has gradually come to view the poster's driveway as a backup parking spot.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
These three suspicious men dropped out of sky in front of my house, on the 400 block of North Jones, hung out there for a bit, then ran toward my driveway blowing horns and flew off, heading toward Oakwood.
—Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
driveway
noun
drive·way
ˈdrīv-ˌwā
: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot
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