# right of way

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.
2. A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
3. A strip of land or alignment where portions of a roadway, railway, power line, or other utilities and their associated structures and facilities is located or passes acquired through eminent domain or expropriation.
4. Land on which a right of way exists.
5. The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
6. The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.
7. The strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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