noun ( pl. ˌrights of ˈway )
1.
[ U ] ( especially BrE ) legal permission to go onto or through another person's land :
Private property—no right of way.
2.
[ C ] ( especially BrE ) a public path that goes through private land
3.
[ U ] the right to drive across or into a road before another vehicle :
I had right of way at the junction.
Whose right of way is it?