right of way
noun
• the legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along a specific route through grounds or property belonging to another.
• "they found their right of way barred by locked gates"
• the legal right of a pedestrian, vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence over others in a particular situation or place.
• "he waves on other drivers, even when it's not their right of way"
• the right to build and operate a railway line, road, or utility on land belonging to another.
