right of way
nounUK /ˌraɪt əv ˈweɪ/
US /ˌraɪt əv ˈweɪ/
The right of way is when you are allowed to go first before other people or cars.
At the crosswalk, the pedestrian has the right of way.
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2. A strip of land that a road or railway is built on.
The town owns the right of way where the new path will go.
3. The legal right to cross or use someone else's land.
The farmer gave the neighbors a right of way across his field.
4. The path or route that someone is allowed to travel along.
The hikers followed the right of way through the forest.