driveway

[ drahyv-wey ]

noun

1. a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
2. any road for driving on.

driveway

/ ˈdraɪvˌweɪ /

noun

1. a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive

Word History and Origins

Origin of driveway¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; drive + way ¹

Example Sentences

In a bizarre stroke of luck, firefighters could access the well on his property only because the new concrete driveway had just been finished.

From Los Angeles Times

Another resident, who did not want to give their name, said he and his partner commissioned their own independent engineering report after persistent flooding in their garage, driveway, and garden.

From BBC

The accident occurred on New Year’s Day 2023 while he was clearing the driveway at his home in Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times

In the driveway of a lushly landscaped home just off the Malibu coast sits a luxury British automobile, rounded, elegant; a smooth-sailing land yacht.

From Los Angeles Times

They brought the scooter here with the stunt coordinator, and we went out on a circular driveway.

From Los Angeles Times

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