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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc..
From the 1960s, various local authorities became increasingly involved in improving the neglected waterway, and towpaths were progressively reopened as footpaths.
Use towpath when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Towpath means A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc..
Common synonyms include towing path.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
From the 1960s, various local authorities became increasingly involved in improving the neglected waterway, and towpaths were progressively reopened as footpaths.
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