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towpaths

towpaths is the plural of towpath.

Meaning of towpath

Noun

towpath (plural towpaths)

  1. 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

Questions about towpaths

What is towpaths the plural of?
Towpaths is the plural of towpath.

Words near towpaths in the dictionary

  1. townwide
  2. towny
  3. Towong
  4. Towong Upper
  5. towpath
  6. towpaths
  7. Towradgi
  8. Towrang
  9. towre
  10. towres
  11. Towrie

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