Towpath

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath.

    "From the 1960s, various local authorities became increasingly involved in improving the neglected waterway, and towpaths were progressively reopened as footpaths."

  2. 2
    a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats wordnet

Synonyms

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towing pathalamedabeaten pathbeaten trackbermbicycle path

Example

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"Today the C&O Canal, the ditch, its locks, lock houses, aqueducts and towpath, is a national park, a playground for joggers, hikers, bikers and kayakers."

Etymology

From tow + path.

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