🇬🇧 Driveway meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A driveway is a short private road that leads from the street to a house or building. It is usually right in front of or beside the house. People use the driveway to drive their cars off the street and park them safely at home. You can walk, play, or ride a bike on a driveway, but its main job is to give cars a place to drive in and out and to park.

Our driveway is so long I feel like I need a snack break halfway to the mailbox.

I shoveled the whole driveway, then it snowed again, and the sky basically said, "Nice try."

The GPS said, "You have arrived," but our driveway said, "Nope, you still have ten more awkward steps."

We had a chalk drawing contest on the driveway, and the rain won first place by erasing everyone.

The soccer ball rolled down the driveway, across the street, and probably started a new life somewhere else.

Anna sees a small car block the driveway to her house. She takes the baby out of the car and walks on the wet driveway to the friend at the driveway. The friend asks, "Where do I park?" Anna points to the long driveway next to the house. The friend backs her car into the driveway and waves, happy.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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