"driftway" meaning in All languages combined

See driftway on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: driftways [plural]
Etymology: From drift + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drift|way}} drift + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} driftway (plural driftways)
  1. A road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land. Synonyms: droveway, driveway
    Sense id: en-driftway-en-noun-mN5Vt6Lc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 20 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 25 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 22 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 18 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 21 25
  2. (mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine. Categories (topical): Mining Related terms (drift of the forest): droveway Translations (horizontal passage in a mine): kaivoskäytävä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-driftway-en-noun-6jXSAeTN Topics: business, mining Disambiguation of 'drift of the forest': 19 81 0 Disambiguation of 'horizontal passage in a mine': 6 89 5
  3. (US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-driftway-en-noun-Vyv7PUnl Categories (other): American English, Rhode Island English

Inflected forms

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