causeway

A raised road or path, typically built across water, marshland, or sand, allowing passage over otherwise difficult terrain.

• 🇪🇸Camino o sendero elevado, generalmente construido a través de agua, marisma o arena, que permite cruzar terrenos difíciles.

1. Raised road over water or marsh B2 formal

   A raised road or track that crosses low or wet ground, such as a marsh, swamp, or shallow water.

   • The causeway connects the island to the mainland.
   • They drove across the causeway during low tide.
   • The ancient causeway was built from stone and earth.

   🇪🇸Calzada elevada

   Sinónimos: dikeembankmentleveemole

• causeways plural form
• causeways' possessive plural form
• causeway's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to provide or connect with a raised road or path across wet ground or water.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa construir o unir mediante una calzada elevada o un camino elevado a través de terreno húmedo o agua.

1. Provide with a causeway C1 formal

   To construct or supply a raised road or path across wet ground or water.

   • The engineers causewayed the marshland to allow safe passage.
   • They causewayed the entire route to the island.
   • The ancient Romans causewayed many of their military roads.

   🇪🇸Proveer de calzada elevada

2. Pave with cobblestones or pebbles C1 formal

   To surface a road or path with cobblestones or pebbles.

   • The workers causewayed the old street with river stones.
   • They causewayed the garden path with smooth pebbles.
   • The historic square was causewayed with granite cobbles.

   🇪🇸Empedrar

   Sinónimos: cobblepebble