rutway

English

Etymology

From rut +‎ way.

Noun

rutway (plural rutways)

1. (historical) A type of road surface employed by the Ancient Greeks and Romans with ruts or grooves a certain distance apart, in which the wheels of the vehicles of the day were guided.
   • 1941 February, Charles E. Lee, “The "Railways" of Ancient Greece”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:

     Similar rutways built by the Romans were examined with care by Monsieur H. Ferrand [...], and he gave the following dimensions: 1.44 metres (4 ft. 8¾ in.) centre to centre of the grooves; [...].