right of way
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right of way (plural rights of way or right of ways)
- (uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic.
- 1994, Di Goodman and Ian Brodie, Learning to Sail[1], ISBN 0070240140, page 86:
- Even when you have the right of way, you must take action to avoid a collision if another boat fails to give way.
- 1994, Di Goodman and Ian Brodie, Learning to Sail[1], ISBN 0070240140, page 86:
- (countable) A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
- 2000, "Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) (c.37)" (UK), II.48(4)[2],
- “restricted byway” means a highway over which the public have restricted byway rights, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along the highway, but no other rights of way.
- 2000, "Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) (c.37)" (UK), II.48(4)[2],
- (countable) A legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway or railway.
- 1941, Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration, Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and its Environs[3], page 307:
- Phillips granted a right-of-way to the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1873.
- 1941, Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration, Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and its Environs[3], page 307:
- (countable) Land on which a right of way exists.
- 1970, Diana L. Reische, Problems of Mass Transportation[4], ISBN 0824204131, page 143:
- New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans a rail line on an unused right of way of the Long Island Rail Road between JFK and Penn Station to whisk passengers to midtown Manhattan in twenty minutes.
- 1970, Diana L. Reische, Problems of Mass Transportation[4], ISBN 0824204131, page 143:
- (countable) The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
- 1948, Howard Rothmann Bowen, Toward Social Economy[5], page 71:
- For example, if a railroad is required to connect a mine and a smelter, it is necessary to construct a right of way, to lay tracks, etc.
- 2006, Jane Bloodworth Rowe, “Ferrell Parkway”, in Echoes from the Poisoned Well: Global Memories of Environmental Injustice[6], ISBN 0739114328, page 187:
- Mayne, speaking at the 1999 meeting, ranked the trees along the right-of-way as "old growth" or "rare," although she never defined these terms.
- 1948, Howard Rothmann Bowen, Toward Social Economy[5], page 71:
- (fencing, uncountable) The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.
- 2002, Elaine Cheris, Fencing: Steps to Success[7], ISBN 087322972X, page 63:
- In foil the important thing is to be sure you have the right of way. You gain right of way by starting the attack first or beating the blade last.
- 2002, Elaine Cheris, Fencing: Steps to Success[7], ISBN 087322972X, page 63:
[edit] Translations
right to proceed first in traffic
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legal right of passage
legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway or railway
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land on which a right of way exists
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area modified for passage of a railway
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[edit] Usage notes
- The plural "rights of way" can be used for all senses. The alternative plural "right of ways" is generally used only when referring to an easement or a physical stretch of land, and may be regarded as an error.
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[edit] See also
Right-of-way on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Right-of-way
