Right of way (also right-of-way) may refer: (a) as a phrase, to a legal right; or (b) as a noun, to the designated route used because of the "right", i.e. a path or road; or (c) rules that govern the movement of people and traffic on roads, paths, trails, air, and water.
Easement#Wayleave, an easement to construct and maintain infrastructure over or under private land. Examples include railways, canals, pipelines, electricity grids, communication networks. See Right of way (property access).
Right of way (traffic), allowing priority use of traffic flow, "the legal right of a pedestrian, [equestrian, cyclist], vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence over others in a particular situation or place"
Right of way (shipping), set of sailing rules on water paths regarding priority and signaling
Right of way (public throughway), a foot, cycle, or bridle path, trail, road, etc., that provides public access across private land
The designated route of a road, railway, trail, and foot, cycle, or bridle path.
The right of transit across private land on a waterway.
In US usage, a term for the route of a railway line
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