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drivewayA private road leading from a street to a house or building

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A private road leading from a street to a house or building

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdraɪvweɪ/

Korean meaning: 길에서 집이나 건물까지 이어지는 사유도로, 진입로

Korean pronunciation: **드라**이브웨이

Example Sentences

  • My neighbor's cat loves to sunbathe on our warm driveway.
  • The pizza delivery guy got confused and parked in the wrong driveway.
  • We need to repave the driveway because it's full of cracks.

driveway

NOUN

//ˈdraɪvweɪ//

A private road leading from a street to a house or building

driveway concept
💡 Concept

길에서 집이나 건물까지 이어지는 사유도로, 진입로

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driveway rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From runway to highway, finally home via driveway!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdraɪvweɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdraɪvweɪ/

🌳Etymology

Rootdrive
Suffix-way

Origin

19세기 말에 'drive'(운전하다)와 'way'(길)가 결합되어 만들어진 단어입니다. 자동차가 보급되면서 집까지 차를 몰고 갈 수 있는 사설 도로의 필요성이 생겨나며 탄생했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

highwayrunwaysubway
highway
runway
subway

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My neighbor's cat loves to sunbathe on our warm driveway.

😄 Fun example

The pizza delivery guy got confused and parked in the wrong driveway.

We need to repave the driveway because it's full of cracks.

The kids drew hopscotch squares on the driveway with chalk.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

access roadprivate roadentrance wayapproach

Antonyms

public roadhighway

Related

garageparkingpavementcurbsidewalkstreet