"droveway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: droveways [plural]
Etymology: From drove + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drove|way}} drove + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} droveway (plural droveways)
  1. A road or track along which livestock are (or historically were) regularly driven. Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: drove, drove road, drovers' road, drovers' way, ;, driftway, driveway Translations (Translations): carrerada [feminine] (Catalan), cabanera [feminine] (Catalan), draille [feminine] (French), carraire [feminine] (French), Triebweg [masculine] (German), Triftweg [masculine] (German), Treibweg [masculine] (German), tratturo [masculine] (Italian), cabañera [Aragón, feminine] (Spanish), cañada [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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