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Webster 1913 Edition


Driftway

Drift′wayˊ

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Noun.
1.
A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle.
Cowell. Burrill.
2.
(Mining)
Same as
Drift
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Definition 2024


driftway

driftway

English

Noun

driftway (plural driftways)

  1. A common road or path for driving cattle.
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  2. (mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
  3. (US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.