quietway
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.weɪ/
quietway noun: a low-traffic cycle route aimed at less confident cyclists or those who want to travel at a more gentle pace.
Noun
quietway (plural quietways)
- A low-traffic cycle route aimed at less confident cyclists or those who want to travel at a more gentle pace.
- Hope came when the street was designated part of a so-called ‘quietway’, a London-wide initiative to create a network of continuous routes on side roads, particularly intended for less experienced riders, or older people, or children.” This in part involves using already-quiet streets, but also...2017, Peter Walker, Bike Nation: How Cycling Can Save the World, Random House, page 125
Forms of quietway
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Origin of quietway
From quiet + way.
Questions about quietway
- What does quietway mean?
- Quietway means a low-traffic cycle route aimed at less confident cyclists or those who want to travel at a more gentle pace.
- What part of speech is quietway?
- Quietway is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quietway?
- Quietway is pronounced /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.weɪ/.
- What is the plural of quietway?
- The plural of quietway is quietways.
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