right-of-way



*right-of-way

the legal right to occupy a particular space on a public roadway. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~; yield ~.) I had a traffic accident yesterday, but it wasn't my fault. I had the right-of-way. Don't pull out onto a highway if you haven't yielded the right-of-way.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eunice['ju:nis]
FebeFE-be (Italian)Dutch, Spanish, Italian
Ephrath-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Adrianusah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nusDutch
Canan-Turkish
Agam-Hebrew