right way
right of way
noun, plural rights of way, right of ways.
1.
a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
2.
a path or route that may lawfully be used.
3.
a right of passage, as over another's land.
4.
the strip of land acquired for use by a railroad for tracks.
5.
land covered by a public road.
Also, right-of-way.
Origin:
1760–70
1760–70
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| right of way | |
| —n , pl rights of way | |
| 1. | the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another, as laid down by law or custom |
| 2. | a. the legal right of someone to pass over another's land, acquired by grant or by long usage |
| b. the path or road used by this right | |
| 3. | (US) the strip of land over which a power line, railway line, road, etc, extends |
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