driftway

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noun

A road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.

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Meanings

noundriftway (plural driftways)

plural driftways

  1. A road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.

    The said commoners[…]to leave a driftway for the cattle and beasts of the said Edward Dymocke.

    1611, A decree concerning Holland Fen […]

    Synonyms: droveway, driveway

  2. businessA drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
  3. USRhode IslandAn access road to the sea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.

Similar
drovewaydriveway
Also see
droveway

Origin

From drift + way.

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Translations

Finnish kaivoskäytävä
  • kaivoskäytävähorizontal passage in a mine
Polish droga do pędzenia bydła
  • droga do pędzenia bydłahorizontal passage in a mine
Cite this entry
APA

driftway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driftway

MLA

“driftway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driftway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “driftway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driftway.

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