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bridleways

bridleways is the plural of bridleway.

Meaning of bridleway

Noun

bridleway (plural bridleways)

  1. A path for riding a horse (which is controlled by a bridle).
  2. (England) A right of way defined in law, over which the public have the right to travel on foot or on horseback or leading a horse, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along the way.
    • The bulk for the funding (£40 million) will be spent on a 240MW Supergrid to boost power supply in the area, while £5 million will be spent on a new bridleway bridge over the East Coast main line to enable the closure of Lindsells level crossing, which has a high risk rating from Network Rail.2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18

Questions about bridleways

What is bridleways the plural of?
Bridleways is the plural of bridleway.

Words near bridleways in the dictionary

  1. bridles
  2. bridles up
  3. bridlest
  4. bridleth
  5. bridleway
  6. bridleways
  7. bridlewise
  8. bridling
  9. bridling up
  10. bridlings
  11. Bridlington

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