Definition of rights of way:
(n) :
(uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.
(n) :
(countable) A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
(n) :
(countable) A strip of land or alignment where portions of a roadway, railway, power line, or other utilities and their associated structures and facilities is located or passes acquired through eminent domain or expropriation.
(n) :
(countable) Land on which a right of way exists.
(n) :
(countable) The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
(n) :
(fencing, uncountable) The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.