towpath
towpath noun: a path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
Noun
towpath (plural towpaths)
- A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
- From the 1960s, various local authorities became increasingly involved in improving the neglected waterway, and towpaths were progressively reopened as footpaths.2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 44
- Synonyms:
- towing path
towpath meaning in Tamil and Kannada
towpath in Tamil
- இழுவைப் பாதை
towpath in Kannada
- ನದಿಯುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ಇರುವ ರಸ್ತೆ
Synonyms of towpath
Forms of towpath
| plural | towpaths |
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Origin of towpath
From tow + path.
Questions about towpath
- What does towpath mean?
- Towpath means a path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
- What is towpath in Tamil?
- Towpath in Tamil is இழுவைப் பாதை. See Towpath meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is towpath?
- Towpath is a noun.
- What is the plural of towpath?
- The plural of towpath is towpaths.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: towpath (page history and authors); towpath (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); towpath (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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