right of way
Passage privilege granted
Right of way is the legal right to proceed or pass through a space.
In traffic, it determines who goes first at an intersection: Pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks.
It also means a strip of land where roads, railways, or utilities may be built, often across private property: The power company has a right of way through our back lot.
Someone who asserts right of way expects others to yield.
Produce or relinquish
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
roundabout · merge · pedestrian · traffic signal · zebra crossing · turning · lane · highway
Compulsory labor under masters
- accessRight to enter
- ingressAccess or entry right
- egressMeans of departure
- property lawRules about ownership rights
encumbrance · deed · title · landowner · grant · covenant · restriction · appurtenant
Vessel's right-hand side
- portDocking place for ships
- sailing vesselWind-propelled watercraft
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
buoy · channel · fairway · narrow passage · radar · lookout · helm · collision avoidance
Path through wilderness
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- public accessUnrestricted community availability
bridle path · towpath · greenway · corridor · hiking trail · bicycle path · thoroughfare · alley
Where road meets tracks
- grade crossingRoad-rail intersection point
- crossing gateHinged rail traffic barrier
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- trackPath or monitored route
locomotive · freight train · level crossing · warning bell · flashing lights · quiet zone · railway · corridor
yield
Produce or relinquish
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
crosswalk · roundabout · merge · pedestrian · traffic signal · zebra crossing · turning · lane · highway · rules of the road
servitude
Compulsory labor under masters
property law · encumbrance · deed · title · landowner · grant · covenant · restriction · appurtenant · real estate
starboard
Vessel's right-hand side
- portDocking place for ships
- sailing vesselWind-propelled watercraft
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
crossing · buoy · channel · fairway · narrow passage · radar · lookout · helm · collision avoidance · anchorage
trail
Path through wilderness
public access · bridle path · towpath · greenway · corridor · hiking trail · bicycle path · thoroughfare · alley · passage
railroad crossing
Where road meets tracks
- grade crossingRoad-rail intersection point
- crossing gateHinged rail traffic barrier
- signalMessage-conveying cue
track · locomotive · freight train · level crossing · warning bell · flashing lights · quiet zone · railway · corridor · eminent domain
- driving etiquetteparking etiquette, signaling, turn signals, tailgating, yielding
- driving slangfloor it, gun it, pedal to the metal, pedal to metal, peel out
- pedestrian safetycrosswalks, sidewalks, crossing guards, pedestrian crossings, pedestrian signals
- traffic lawstraffic laws, speed limit, speed limits, traffic law, traffic rules
- cycling etiquettehand signals, passing, yielding, on your left, single file
- easementseasement, easements, servitude, servitudes, road access
right of wayno access
Entry is prohibited
trespass · access denied · restricted access · no trespassing · blocked passage
right of wayyielding
Bending under pressure
deference · giving way · stepping aside · making way · backing down
way, right, rights, righteous, rightful, rightfully, righted, righting, rightist