causeway

Meaning

Noun

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

Verb

To pave, to cobble.

Synonyms

bridge

dam

bank

🏦

boulevard

pave

causey

avenue

hard surface

levee

line

mound

overlay

pavement

plate

ridge

spread

ridge of earth

coat

🧥

cobble

crest

encrust

face

flash

Translations

chaussée

Damm

şose

diga

calzada

🛣️

boulevard

bulevar

strada rialzata

boulevard

Boulevard

singel

bulevard

Ringstraße

carreggiata

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cawcewey

Inherited from Middle English: cauce

Cognate with French: chaussée

Cognate with Old French: chaucie

Cognate with Latin: calciō

In summary

From Middle English cawcewey, with the first element from Middle English cauce, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French caucee or Old French caucie, cauchie (“route, highway”), from Vulgar Latin *calciāta (compare modern French chaussée from Old French chaucie, itself from the same source), either from Latin calx, calcis (“limestone”), or alternatively from Latin calciō (“to stamp with the heels, tread”), from calx (“heel”). The second element corresponds to English way.