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Definition of "driveway" []

  • A private road that connects a house, garage, or other building with the street. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "driveway" in a sentence
  • "Blowing out the driveway is a piece of cake compared to that."
  • "If you're using a professional mover, the threshold of simply having the mover park in your driveway is the most expensive part of the move."
  • "We were led astray by predictions from the neighbor across the street, whose big house actually has a front door on the busy street even though their driveway is across from ours."