right of way

• Das gesetzliche Recht, fremden Grund und Boden zu durchqueren oder zu befahren, sowie der rechtliche Vorrang eines Fahrzeugs oder Fußgängers gegenüber anderen im Straßenverkehr.

The legal right to pass through or travel across another person's property, or the legal priority of one vehicle or pedestrian over another in traffic situations.

1. B2formal

   The legal right to pass through another person's property or a specific area.

   Wegerecht

   • The farmer granted a right of way across his land to the hikers.
   • The property deed includes a right of way for the neighbor to access the road.
   • Disputes over right of way often end up in court.

2. Traffic priorityB1formal

   The legal or customary right of a vehicle or pedestrian to proceed before others in traffic.

   Vorfahrt

   • At the intersection, the car on the right has the right of way.
   • Pedestrians have the right of way at marked crosswalks.
   • The driver ignored the stop sign and failed to yield the right of way.