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tow·path

 (tō′păth′, -päth′)
n.
A path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats.
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towpath

(ˈtəʊˌpɑːθ)
n
a path beside a canal or river, used by people or animals towing boats. Also called: towing path
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tow•path

(ˈtoʊˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ)

n., pl. -paths (-ˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs)
a path along the bank of a canal or river, for use in towing boats.
[1780–90, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.towpath - a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boatstowpath - a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
towing path
path - a way especially designed for a particular use
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Translations

towpath

[ˈtəʊpɑːθ] N → camino m de sirga
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

towpath

[ˈtəʊpɑːθ] n → halage m, chemin m de halage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

towpath

[ˈtəʊˌpɑːθ] n → alzaia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The quaint back streets of Kingston, where they came down to the water's edge, looked quite picturesque in the flashing sunlight, the glinting river with its drifting barges, the wooded towpath, the trim-kept villas on the other side, Harris, in a red and orange blazer, grunting away at the sculls, the distant glimpses of the grey old palace of the Tudors, all made a sunny picture, so bright but calm, so full of life, and yet so peaceful, that, early in the day though it was, I felt myself being dreamily lulled off into a musing fit.
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He struggled through a dry ditch as she spoke, and came out upon a grassy place that bordered the towpath of the canal.
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A teenager has been arrested after a woman was attacked on a towpath near Stafford.
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A cyclist fromFarncombetoppled over into the River Wey when she slipped off the towpath and was rescued by a bypasser.
Cyclist topples over into River Wey near Farncombe Boat House and is saved by bypasser; The woman, in her 60s, was said to be "shocked but well" after being pulled from the river by a passing member of the public
Having received two nominations for both The Towpath and Tramways, Student Roost has been awarded Purpose-Built Student Accommodation of the Year by theChester Students' Union.
Chester student accommodation provider wins new excellence award; Student Roost run The Towpath and Tramways in Chester
It appears someone took a nasty tumble on the cobbles by the canal towpath in Castlefield last week, suffering serious facial injuries.
Gratitude to 'lovely folk of towpath' LETTER TIED TO RAILINGS THANKS THOSE WHO CAME TO AID OF ACCIDENT VICTIM
The Midland Metro Alliance has confirmed the tunnel reopened to canal and towpath traffic this week two days earlier than planned.
Broad Street tunnel reopens
A STRETCH of towpath along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has been reopened as part of a PS2.9m scheme to boost walking and cycling next to West Yorkshire's canals.
Towpath reopens after PS2.9 revamp; MILNSBRIDGE TO TOWN SECTION RESURFACED TO ENCOURAGE WALKING AND CYCLING
1 From the New Inn, cross the road over Cartbridge and turn right on to the towpath. Then pass two footbridges; the second one is Tanyard Bridge.
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The programme plans for eight separate but interlinked projects, the largest of which is towpath improvements on the Birmingham Canal between West Bromwich Street, Oldbury and Sandwell/ Dudley border at a cost of PS1.18 million.
Cycleways and towpaths upgrade plan
A WOMAN seen running naked along a canal towpath threatened police officers with an HIV infected syringe.
Naked woman threatened cop with syringe

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