Right Of Way

Word RIGHT OF WAY
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Definitions and meanings of "Right Of Way"

What do we mean by right of way?

The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.

A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.

A legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway or railway.

Land on which a right of way exists.

The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.

The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.

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The word "right-of-way" in example sentences

All try to make a mad dash without regard for basic traffic laws; it's called a right-of-way. ❋ Erin Zulkoski (2011)

Had I taken my right-of-way any faster I probably would have been squashed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Try dealing with their right-of-way acquisition staff (who take your property). ❋ Unknown (2009)

“The utilities are just piggybacking on highway and street right-of-way, pretty much free of charge, and when the transportation need is such that they have to move, our policy has almost always been that the utility companies move it at their expense.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The utilities are just piggybacking on highway and street right-of-way, pretty much free of charge" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since the deep bore tunnel is going under 1st Avenue and since that "space", albeit below grade, is owned by the City of Seattle who owns the right-of-way, is there some reason that below grade "space" is not sold to the State as a right-of-way cost? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Basically, it was a historical accident where a few large Japanese real estate companies found themselves in possession of huge tracts of land suitable for rail right-of-way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first part is the same as the number of the nearest right-of-way intersecting the avenue or street to the west or to the north. ❋ Sumathi Reddy (2011)

I'm on a bike because I'm lucky to have great right-of-way across I-90 and Mercer Island, and the road up to downtown Bellevue isn't too terrible either. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They started condemnation on private property last year to clear the right-of-way for the new bridge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Finally, since the new SR 99 is to be in a new right-of-way, when will there be a public hearing, as mandated by the State's adopted "Design Manual" under Section 210.07, Corridor Hearing? ❋ Unknown (2010)

If car drivers would obey laws and respect other users of the right-of-way, it would help reduce the approximately 34,000 auto deaths annually in the U.S. alone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Alaska Way Viaduct is Primary State Highway 1 (PSH 1) and that would make the right-of-way WSDOT's. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The city's lackadaisical allowance of public right-of-way intrusions throughout the city is decreasing the livability of our neighborhoods and not adding to it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He wasn't drunk, he wasn't running a light, he wasn't speeding; he didn't see her so that meant he failed to yield right-of-way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This isn't about asking the hoi polloi to accept light rail, it's about not letting a few elites with ulterior motives derail the people's will for high-capacity, dedicated right-of-way rail serving the densest possible transportation corridors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

How wide is the right-of-way in Paris on route of Paris Tramway Line 3? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The White clan is fighting the company's claim to right-of-way in court. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He's an anti-rail (and anti-dedicated right-of-way for any transit) zealot who posts as Grover here, as Copernicus on the Seattle Times, as McMurphy on the PI, and as Norman on STB. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the last two budgets, the Council pushed hard to get the project moving, and in the last budget I was successful in getting the following statement of legislative intent approved and accepted by SDOT: "As part of the 2010 budget process, Council requests that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) proceed with full corridor design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of the Linden Avenue Complete Streets CIP project." ❋ Unknown (2010)

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