driftway

noun — 3 senses

noun

Etymology From drift + way.

A road or path for driving cattle or sheep, on the commons or on private land.

The said commoners[…]to leave a driftway for the cattle and beasts of the said Edward Dymocke.1611, A decree concerning Holland Fen […] :

Business, Mining A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.

US An access road to the sea.

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