noun
Holloway
HO-luh-way
noun
1
A sunken path or lane, worn down below the level of the surrounding land, usually by centuries of foot and cart traffic.
"The old holloway ran between high earth banks thick with ferns."
"Walkers followed the ancient holloway down toward the river."
How to Use Holloway
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very old, deeply worn-down lane, often found in the English countryside, that sits lower than the fields either side of it.
Memory tip
Think of it as a lane that has been eroded downward over hundreds of years of use, not a modern engineered cutting.
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Common pairings
an ancient holloway
a sunken holloway
Word Forms
Holloways plural, holloways plural
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The old _____ ran between high earth banks thick with ferns.
Etymology
From Old English words meaning "hollow" and "way" — literally a "hollow way," describing a track worn down over time.