: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
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A long driveway led to the mansion.
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After 16 hours of searching, the boy was found in a rancher's driveway, almost 7 miles away from his home.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Saunders & Associates The one-story home was a solid square, built low to the ground, on farmland that lacked much landscaping: no pool, no driveway, no banks of flowers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2025
As Tatiana pulled into her driveway, Vernon Green exited his truck and ran toward her, brandishing a gun.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The vehicle came to a stop in a driveway of a home on nearby Rainbow Heights Road.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Saunders & Associates The one-story home was a solid square, built low to the ground, on farmland that lacked much landscaping: no pool, no driveway, no banks of flowers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2025
As Tatiana pulled into her driveway, Vernon Green exited his truck and ran toward her, brandishing a gun.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The vehicle came to a stop in a driveway of a home on nearby Rainbow Heights Road.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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driveway
noun
drive·way
ˈdrīv-ˌwā 
: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot
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