1
: a raised way across wet ground or water
2
: highway
especially
: one of ancient Roman construction in Britain
causeway
transitive verb
Examples of causeway in a Sentence
The island is linked by a causeway to the mainland.
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He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
His body was recovered about an hour later near the causeway bridge.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
His body was recovered about an hour later near the causeway bridge.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for causeway
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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causeway
noun
cause·way
ˈkȯz-ˌwā 
: a raised way or road across wet ground or water
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