Causeway (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The team was hired to causeway the entire length of the old highway with cobblestones to give it a charming look.
- To make the path safer for pedestrians, the council decided to causeway the entire stretch with smooth pebbles.
- After deciding on the road's route, the workers began to causeway it using large boulders and smaller rocks.
- They started to causeway the road to the beach with large cobblestones that crunched beneath their tires.
- As part of the town's reconstruction efforts, they set out to causeway the entire main street with freshly lain cobblestones.
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Meaning 2
Provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The construction team built a causeway to the island so that heavy machinery could be transported safely.
- A few roads on the outskirts of town are made with dirt but have causeway sections to traverse marshy terrain.
- The causewayed swamp provided stable ground to drive on, despite the fact that there was water underneath.
- Engineers causewayed part of the wetland with sandbags to lay down pipes for the water treatment facility.
- Once the land was sufficiently drained and causewayed with a sturdy layer of stone, the foundation could be laid for the new village hall.