Towpath
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Towpath is a noun meaning A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
Meaning
A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
Example Sentences
From the 1960s, various local authorities became increasingly involved in improving the neglected waterway, and towpaths were progressively reopened as footpaths.
Word Forms
- towpaths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trailway, boathorse, packway, cowpath, trail, droveway.
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