noun
drive
A private road leading to a building.
A long gravel drive leads up to the farmhouse.
Etymology
Old English drīfan meant to propel or move something onward. A drive became a route along which a vehicle travels, including the private approach to a house.
More examples
- The car waited at the end of the drive.
- Snow blocked their private drive.
- They planted trees beside the winding drive.
Forms
drive · drives
Similar words
- driveway
- The usual American term for a private access road.
- lane
- A narrow road that need not lead to a private building.