right of way

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.
2. (countable) A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
3. (countable) A strip of land or alignment where portions of a roadway, railway, power line, or other utilities and their associated structures and facilities is located or passes acquired through eminent domain or expropriation.
4. (countable) Land on which a right of way exists.
5. (countable) The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
6. (uncountable) The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.
7. (countable, uncountable) The strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street.

Synonyms

priority

right-of-way

Translations

Vorfahrt

priorité

precedenza

preferência

diritto di precedenza

diritto di passaggio

droit de passage

Wegerecht

servidumbre de paso

serventia

preferencia

prioridad

derecho de paso

حق الطريق

derecho de vía