causeway

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Illustrations from the era show Malinche, serving as translator, as a prominent figure during Cortés’ epochal meeting with Moctezuma on Nov. 8, 1519, on a causeway leading to Tenochtitlán.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The result is a 2,700-foot causeway where ferries or civilian cargo ships could pull up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

At the Auckland Outboard Boating Club, members were having a Wednesday-night drink when one of them noticed a Zodiac lying abandoned on the causeway.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

What was once Great Britain is now a quarantined island, cut off from the mainland and protected by an armed causeway that can only be accessed during low tide.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

The horses on the causeway have closed much of the distance.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz