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droveway

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A road or track along which livestock are (or historically were) regularly driven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drove, drove road, drovers' road, drovers' way, driftway, driveway

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From drove + way.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: carrerada — Translations
  • Catalan: cabanera — Translations
  • French: draille — Translations
  • French: carraire — Translations
  • German: Triebweg — Translations
  • German: Triftweg — Translations
  • German: Treibweg — Translations
  • Italian: tratturo — Translations
  • Polish: droga pasterska — Translations
  • Spanish: cabañera — Translations
  • Spanish: cañada — Translations
  • Spanish: vereda — Translations
  • Swedish: fägata — Translations