causeway

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

• 🇵🇹Estrada ou caminho elevado, geralmente construído sobre água, pântano ou areia para permitir a passagem por terreno difícil ou alagado.

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.

   🇵🇹Passagem elevada

   Sinônimos: 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, pavimentar ou conectar por meio de uma estrada elevada ou passarela sobre terra úmida ou água.

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.

   🇵🇹Construir uma estrada 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.

   🇵🇹Pavimentar com paralelepípedos ou seixos

   Sinônimos: cobblepebble