driveway
pronunciation
How to pronounce driveway in British English:
UK [ˈdraɪvweɪ]
How to pronounce driveway in American English:
US [ˈdraɪvˌwe]
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- Noun:
- a road leading up to a private house
Word Origin
- driveway (n.)
- 1884 in sense "private road from a public road to a private house," from drive (v.) + way (n.).
Example
- 1. The plastic rug hides a bumpy driveway .
- 2. I locked the door and ran to our new mazda on the driveway .
- 3. He pulls into the driveway of the comfy four-bedroom tudor in the suburbs where his family has lived for the past 13 years .
- 4. Yes , I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway .
- 5. I went back in , grabbed my camera and stood in my driveway to take the photo .