Woodway
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A road or path through the forest.
"So they went through the summer night-tide by many a woodway dim, Till they came to a certain wood-lawn, and Sigmund lingered there,"
- 2 A path for pedestrians paved in wood; boardwalk.
"I surmise that pond originally meant a deep water. So pontus (the old Roman for bridge) may be a shortcut expression for a woodway over a pond."
Example
More examples"So they went through the summer night-tide by many a woodway dim, Till they came to a certain wood-lawn, and Sigmund lingered there,"
Etymology
From wood + way.
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