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Definition of mileway in US English:

mileway

noun

  • Any of the roads lying within a mile of the centre of Oxford, which were maintained with a contribution from local villages. Usually in plural Frequently attributive Now historical.

Origin

Middle English (in an earlier sense). From mile + way [interjection¹].

Pronunciation

mileway

/ˈmʌɪlweɪ/