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- [drahyv-wey]
- /ˈdraɪvˌweɪ/
- /ˈdraɪv.weɪ/
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- [drahyv-wey]
- /ˈdraɪvˌweɪ/
Definitions of driveway word
- noun driveway a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc. 1
- noun driveway any road for driving on. 1
- noun driveway A short road leading from a public road to a house or garage. 1
- noun driveway private vehicle path from house to road 1
- countable noun driveway A driveway is a piece of hard ground that leads from the road to the front of a house or other building. 0
- noun driveway a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive 0
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Origin of driveway
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; drive + way1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Driveway
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
driveway popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
driveway usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for driveway
noun driveway
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
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