A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground.
A raised road or way leading to a fort’s entrance; usually over a moat, ditch or fosse.
Sometimes used interchangeably with bridge, a causeway generally has its deck (which carries the traffic) supported by solid fill across shallow water or marsh; as opposed to a bridge, which has its deck elevated across water or other obstructions, supported only by abutments and/or piers.
A path that leads over a ditch, moat or other area of ground.
a road that is raised up above water, marsh, or sand
a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"
pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles
a bridge or roadway constructed over marshy land or water
an early form of transportation system, consisting of a narrow, man-made earthen or rock structure that bridged a waterway
an elevated road on elevated ground, usually across a broad body of water or wetland
a raised highway
a raised road across a low or wet piece of land
a raised road or path, supported from below, as opposed to a bridge, which is often supported from above
A raised roadway of solid structure built across low or wet ground or across a stretch of water.
A raised roadway over a body of water. On the Tappan Zee the section of bridge from Nyack to the west truss is a causeway.
raised road across a body of water. Many of the moats that once surrounded the temples are now dry.
(10) -- a raised road formed on a mound (Oxford Dict.) Sample Image (Lesson 10)
Path from pyramids to canal cut from river. It was enclosed and decorated inside.
a raised track across wet land
a raised roadway, as across water or marshland
Raised road bed above lowlands
A raised embankment or trestle over swamp or overflow areas.
a raised path or road made on an embankment
A bank built across mashy ground with a path running along the top
Paved roadway constructed above lowlands.
In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. A transport corridor that is carried instead on a series of arches, perhaps approaching a bridge, is a viaduct. In the U.S. a short stretch of viaduct is called an overpass.
