causeway
tambak
definition
noun
The ceremonial centres included temples, pyramids, ball-courts, palaces, and plazas, usually linked by causeways or wide paved roads.
a raised road or track across low or wet ground.
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At the end of the 'causeway' the road started to slope upwards.
She never returned and was found in Scarden Beg on a rough area of ground close to the 'causeway' that leads out to the island.
an island reached at low tide by a 'causeway'
The debate also cast doubt about whether taxis have been charging too much for long rides from the 'causeway' to Apex or Road To Nowhere.
Join this track following a 'causeway' all the way across the reed beds of the Moss.
A short walk along the 'causeway' to Horrid Hill is a must, followed by a longer walk along the tideline to the reedbeds at Motney Hill RSPB Reserve.
Looking out, tumblers in hand, we watched as the waves slid over the 'causeway' , smoothing away our bootprints and the already fading tracks of the funeral cars.
Singapore is situated at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula to which it is connected by a 'causeway' carrying a road and railway.
Don't miss the walk across the 'causeway' to the Île de Callot - or the low tide for your return.
Coastal rains, which are set to continue, have flooded some local access roads and 'causeways' , particularly in the rural areas.
Miami Beach, described as ‘the place where the sun spends the winter,’ is a narrow, seven-mile long strip separated from its mainland sister by Biscayne Bay but linked by 'causeways' .
Churchill ordered the building of four massive 'causeways' to block the channels between the islands around Scapa Flow, but oil leaking from the wreck has served as a constant reminder of the tragedy for more than 60 years.
Bridges, 'causeways' and other manmade trafficways are not always capable of supporting them, and even those that are can erode quickly under repeated use.
The ceremonial centres included temples, pyramids, ball-courts, palaces, and plazas, usually linked by 'causeways' or wide paved roads.
An inventor's son, Gatling designed his first mechanical machine gun in 1861 as a weapon of defence, to protect bridges, buildings, and 'causeways' against assault.
The ‘Palms’ are connected by 'causeways' to a Miami-like beachfront chock-full of mega-hotels, apartment high-rises and yacht marinas.
Councillor Currie said the seed of his idea grew out of envy of the grand infrastructure in the Western Isles ‘where they've had 'causeways' and bridges and they are all linked up’.
Just southwest of the city, on a 200-foot-high hill, the castle of Chapultepec commanded key 'causeways' and was the site of a military college.
Homes damaged by the ferocious January gale in which five members of the same family were killed on the island of South Uist are still being repaired and walls protecting roads and 'causeways' from the sea have gaping holes in them.
Caravans tied to the ground with strong chains, and spume blowing over the 'causeways' which link South and North Uist bear testament to the power of the wind and sea.
The projects include an elevated expressway, several flyovers, underpasses and 'causeways' .
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