ˌright of ˈway noun (plural rights of way)

1. [uncountable] British English, the right of way American English the right to drive into or across a road before other vehicles:
I never know who has right of way at this junction.
The law here says that pedestrians always have the right of way.

2. [countable] British English
a) the right to walk across someone else’s land:
Walkers are often quite aggressive about their rights of way.
b) a path that people have the right to use:
The path is not a public right of way.

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