By their nature, railways tend to avoid steep gradients, with the result that these greenways are mostly on level, traffic-free paths, ideal for cycling.
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Greenway
Synonyms for "greenway" (4 found)
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Translations
13 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- viherkäytävä noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
- viherväylä noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
- viheryhteys noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
French
2 entries- coulée verte noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
- voie verte noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
German
2 entries- Grünzug noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
- grüne Route noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
Italian
2 entries- greenway noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
- strada verde noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
Polish
1 entries- park noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
Portuguese
2 entries- ecopista noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
- ecovia noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
Spanish
1 entries- vía verde noun (corridor of land for recreational use)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
[…] that signify her drawn-out efforts to raise the $15 million necessary to open the Gynns Falls Trail, a 14-mile urban greenway in her native Baltimore that took 12 years instead of the three she had predicted.
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More than 1,300 trees have been planted along the greenway.
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In general, the smaller, more heavily used and less biologically intact greenways, will likely have less biodiversity value compared to larger, more intact greenways with less human activity.
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