driveway

drive +‎ way

driveway (plural driveways)

1. (UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
2. (US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
   • 1988 April 1, Truni, Joseph, “Asphalt Answers”, in Popular Mechanics‎, page 127:

     The design originally called for a 1-lane-wide driveway leading from the street to the parking area.

   • 2020 October 28, La Monica, Franco, Catch 44‎, Meadville, Pennsylvania: Christian Faith Publishing, →ISBN, page 37:

     They drove in the driveway into the parking lot that was totally full.

• (short private road that leads to a house or garage): drive (UK)
• (road that enters or circulates through a defined area): service road, access road

• driveway doesn't go all the way to the road
• driveway moment
• shared driveway

• drive away