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# driveway

noun (a driveway, driveways)

«driveway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#m1)

### In the lessons

In road safety, driveways are dangerous for small children: drivers reversing out often cannot see a child behind the car. Never play behind or around a car in a driveway, and hold an adult's hand. When walking on the pavement (sidewalk), watch for cars coming out of driveways. In maths, a driveway can be a rectangle in area problems: a driveway 12 m long and 3 m wide has an area of 36 m². Phrases: "park in the driveway", "back out of the driveway", "a long driveway", "shovel the driveway" (in snowy places).

### Examples

- Dad parked the car in the driveway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x1)
- Never play in the driveway when cars are moving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x2)
- We chalked pictures on our driveway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x3)
- Watch for cars backing out of driveways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x4)
- We shovelled snow off the driveway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x5)
- The driveway is 15 metres long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x6)
- A tall hedge lines the driveway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x7)
- Our bikes are leaning against the wall by the driveway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/#x8)

### Note

One word: driveway (drive + way). In British English "drive" alone also means a driveway ("park on the drive"). Countable: a driveway, driveways. In maths, area = length × width, perimeter = add all four sides.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «driveway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«driveway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/driveway.html) on Mova free.