driveway
part of speech
noun (a driveway, driveways)
meaning for a pupil
A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked. tree →
sense 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 →
- Never play in the driveway when cars are moving. tree →
- We chalked pictures on our driveway. tree →
- Watch for cars backing out of driveways. tree →
- We shovelled snow off the driveway. tree →
- The driveway is 15 metres long. tree →
- A tall hedge lines the driveway. tree →
- Our bikes are leaning against the wall by the driveway. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- A driver reversing out of a driveway or a parking space may not see a child behind the car.
- Chalk drawings belong on your own driveway or a quiet path, never on the road where cars come.
Trees and pragmatics
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