chaussée — meaning in English
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English meaning
- causeway noun A raised road or path crossing water, marsh, or other low ground.
- embankment noun A raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, or to carry a road or railway across low ground.
- highway noun A main road, especially a large, fast public road built for long-distance travel.
- pavement noun A hard-surfaced path for pedestrians at the side of a road (British usage; "sidewalk" in American English).
- roadway noun The part of a road, bridge, or street actually used by vehicles for travel.
Senses
chaussée is used for these senses in English:
- carriageway (UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.
- causeway A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
- embankment a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
- highway A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
- pavement (now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]
- roadway The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.