right-of-way

*right-of-way

the legal right to occupy a particular space on a public roadway. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~; yield ~.) I had a traffic accident yesterday, but it wasn't my fault. I had the right-of-way. Don't pull out onto a highway if you haven't yielded the right-of-way.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Garfield	['ga:fi:ld]
Nosipho	-	Southern African, Zulu
Olamilekan	-	Western African, Yoruba
Iohannes	-	Biblical Latin
Kilian	KEE-lee-ahn (German)	German, Irish, French
Dom	DAHM	English