Other forms: driveways
A driveway is the short private road from the street to your front door. Park in the driveway, a gravel driveway, block the driveway.
The word is chiefly American and Australian; British English says drive on its own. Rainwater running off a paved one contributes to flooding, which is why permeable surfaces are now encouraged and in places required.
1noundrivewayThe short private road from the street to a house.
“Their car was parked in the driveway, so we knew they were home.”
driveway is a road.
From drive + way.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA