RIGHTOFWAY

Right-of-way

A right-of-way is a right to make a way over a piece of land, usually to and from another piece of land. A right of way is a type of easement granted or reserved over the land for transportation purposes, such as for a footway, carriageway, trail, driveway, navigational aid, rail line or highway. A right-of-way is reserved for the purposes of maintenance or expansion of existing services with the right-of-way. In the case of an easement, it may revert to its original owners if the facility is abandoned.

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Right of way

Right of way is a term first used to describe the right to travel unhindered, to access a route regardless of land ownership or any other legality.

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right of way

Noun

  1. The right to proceed first in traffic.
  2. A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
  3. A legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway or railway.
  4. Land on which a right of way exists.
  5. The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
  6. The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.


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