: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
Example Sentences
A long driveway led to the mansion.
Recent Examples on the WebWhile the deputies attempted to take Cook into custody in the home's driveway, VanHoozer said a suspect later identified as Golden confronted them with a weapon. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Kelly allegedly asked Tunstall to speak with him in private in a mutual friend’s driveway around 1 AM Wednesday morning. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 This summer, at least one resident stood on the edge of the Stop & Shop driveway to hand out fliers opposing a train station nearby. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 After the ceremony, family portraits were taken—including driveway photos of Jordana and Mason with her character Mia Toretto’s Acura from The Fast and Furious. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 Skip the overpriced parking hawked by opportunistic neighbors ($50 for a spot in some random dude’s driveway?Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Police released photos Tuesday of a red vehicle believed to be linked to German's murder, and an SUV matching the description was seen in Telles' driveway Tuesday evening. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Several reports found that the car of interest matched an identical car in Telles’ driveway that was registered to his wife. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022 About four seconds later, the officer fires five times and Manjarrez falls to the driveway. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 See More
➡ see also driveADJECTIVE | VERB + DRIVEWAY | DRIVEWAY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤winding蜿蜒的車道▸➤concrete, dirt, gravel水泥車道;土路;砂石路▸➤circular (especially NAmE) 環形車道▸➤large, long, steep寬大的/長長的/陡峭的車道VERB + DRIVEWAY➤shovel (NAmE) 鏟淨車道◇When it snows I have to shovel the driveway.下雪時,我得去把車道上的雪鏟乾淨。➤line沿車道排成行◇huge evergreens lining the driveway車道旁排列成行的高大的常青樹➤block封鎖車道◇A number of police cars blocked the driveway.一批警車封鎖了車道。DRIVEWAY + VERB➤lead to, lead up to通向⋯的車道◇a long driveway leading up to the winery通往釀酒廠的一條長長的車道PREPOSITION➤down the driveway, in the driveway, on the driveway沿車道而下;在車道上◇There was a car parked on the driveway.車道上停有一輛車。➤up the driveway由車道向上◇He walked up the driveway to the house.他沿着車道走向房子。