Causeway
Pronunciation : Cause"way, Cau"sey
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. cauci, cauchie, OF. cauchie, F. chauss?e, from LL. (via) calciata, fr calciare to make a road, either fr. L. calx lime, hence, to pave with limestone (cf. E. chalk), or from L. calceus shoe, from calx heel, hence, to shoe, pave, or wear by treading.]
Definition : Defn: A way or road rasid above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground. But that broad causeway will direct your way. Dryden. The other way Satan went down The causey to Hell-gate. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913