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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Thunberg also mentioned the construction over the causeways and said that was likely part of the reason the lanes were not built two-wide during initial construction.
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Michael Praats,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
Construction vehicles could be seen working on the causeway in images taken by Vantor, a satellite imaging company.
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Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
In 1976, Miami Marine Stadium’s bicentennial fireworks show drew a causeway-jamming capacity crowd of 15,000 while a downtown Miami parade attracted about 5,000 people.
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Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Lewis lived near the causeway bridge and regularly rode her bike over it, always while wearing a helmet, her niece Veronica Haines told the South Florida Sun Sentinel last week.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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Michael Praats,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
Construction vehicles could be seen working on the causeway in images taken by Vantor, a satellite imaging company.
—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
In 1976, Miami Marine Stadium’s bicentennial fireworks show drew a causeway-jamming capacity crowd of 15,000 while a downtown Miami parade attracted about 5,000 people.
—
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Lewis lived near the causeway bridge and regularly rode her bike over it, always while wearing a helmet, her niece Veronica Haines told the South Florida Sun Sentinel last week.
—
Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causeway. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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