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causeway

[kawz-wey] / ˈkɔzˌweɪ /
NOUN
dike/dyke
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NOUN
embankment
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A causeway was created so people could access the island and church.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

Dave Shaw, 37, of Dave’s Walks has silently led me on languid explorations of the United Kingdom; across the cobblestone causeway to Cornwall’s St. Michael’s Mount, and along the clifftops of North Devon.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

Illustrations from the era show Malinche, serving as translator, as a prominent figure during Cortés’ epochal meeting with Moctezuma on Nov. 8, 1519, on a causeway leading to Tenochtitlán.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

At the Auckland Outboard Boating Club, members were having a Wednesday-night drink when one of them noticed a Zodiac lying abandoned on the causeway.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

Then he follows Jeanne and Jacob as they run, keeping the glistening causeway beneath their sopping leather shoes.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Across the causeways and located directly on the beach, Untitled had even more to enjoy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

The scientists also identified causeways with ditches on either side which they believe were canals that helped managed the abundant water in the region.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2024

Television’s Memory Lane has as many versions as there are Atlanta streets named Peachtree, with only a few of those causeways seeing heavy traffic.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2023

The chairman held commands in both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division, and the Normandy fields, towns and causeways are these divisions’ hallowed ground.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

On the ground beneath as the journey begins are the causeways and canals one sees today, except that they are now in good repair and full of people.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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