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right–of–way Listen to audio/ˌraɪtəvˈweɪ/ noun
plural rights–of–way also right–of–ways
1 [noncount] : the right to move onto or across a road before other people or vehicles
The other car has the right-of-way. Pedestrians have the right-of-way here.
2 [count] a : a legal right to go across another person's land
b : a path on a person's land which other people have a legal right to use
c : a long, narrow area of land that is used for a road, railway, etc.
a railroad right-of-way

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