towing path
- noun
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camino de remolque
- The children loved to ride their bikes on the towing path near the river during summer.
Examples
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Markers are set to indicate the towing path, one at the beginning and several others at intervals (the periphery of visibility).
Academic text (1994) -
We walked along the towing path beside the canal, enjoying the view of the boats as they passed.
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Farmers used the towing path to guide their horses while towing their boats to the water.
Synonyms
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A path beside a canal or river once used to pull boats
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a path alongside a canal used for towing boats' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tow' (to pull/haul) + 'path' (track); the compound simply names the path used for towing. This noun–noun composition is predictable and follows cross-linguistic logic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Towing path comes from a time when horses or people walked beside a canal and pulled boats with ropes, so the towing, or 'pulling', happened on the bank along the path. That's why towing path means 'a path beside a canal used for towing boats'.