cause‧way /ˈkɔːzweɪ $ ˈkɒːz-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: causey 'causeway' (12-20 centuries) (from Old North French caucie, from Medieval Latin calciata 'road with a stone surface', from Latin calx; ⇒ chalk1) + way]
a raised road or path across wet ground or through water
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