towpath
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- noun
- /ˈtoʊˌpæθ/
:
sendero de remolque
- He had become separated from his friends in the early hours of Saturday morning as they walked along a towpath in fog.
- canal towpath
- walk along the towpath
- miles of towpath
Examples
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The confluence of the Potomac and Cacapon Rivers is just downstream from the town, and the C&O; Canal towpath is just to the left of the clearing on the right side.
Blog text (33) -
One Sunday evening, a month ago, I took my son, my seven-year-old, Martin, down to the towpath next to the old Delaware-Raritan Canal in Princeton.
Academic text (1993) -
The towpath is a mud bath, but it usually is here.
Blog text (25) -
Bordered by tall trees and thick bushes, the canal and towpath form a green park that winds through much of central New Jersey.
Academic text (1993) -
For a long time, she went to the canal a mile or two away from home to draw and paint the boats and barges, the towpath and the locks, and the willows.
Academic text (2001) -
Then a solid meeting about renewing and upscaling our podcasting efforts, followed by a gathering of folks who joined me in a very centering walking meditation out on the C&O Canal towpath.
Blog text (19) -
Established in 1815, the Rhine Commission was created by the Rhine River's bordering states to improve navigability and the condition of towpaths.
Academic text (2017) -
From 1840 to 1880, packet boats, horse and mule drawn on towpaths, transported goods and passengers on a three-day voyage to and from Richmond and Lynchburg.
Fiction book (2002) -
I enjoyed a peaceful walk along the towpath beside the canal, admiring the scenery.
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The towpath was built to allow horses to pull boats along the river in the past.
Synonyms
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1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
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2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
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1.9
A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
A path beside a canal or river where people pull boats from the bank
A path along a river for walking and outdoor activities
A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word towpath comes from tow meaning 'to pull' and path meaning 'way', and you can remember it like a tow truck that pulls a car. Long ago horses or people walked beside rivers or canals pulling boats, so a towpath is the path beside the water where boats were pulled.