right-of-way /ˌraɪtəvˈweɪ/ noun plural rights-of-way also right-of-ways
plural rights-of-way also right-of-ways
Learner's definition of RIGHT-OF-WAY
1
[noncount] : the right to move onto or across a road before other people or vehicles路权 2 [count]
a : a legal right to go across another person's land(在他人土地上的)通行权,穿行权
b : a path on a person's land which other people have a legal right to use(其他人可以在某人土地上合法使用的)小道,通道
c : a long, narrow area of land that is used for a road, railway, etc.(公路、铁路等的)狭长占用地