bikeway

noun

Definition of bikewaynext
as in cycleway

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Recent Examples of bikeway On Bike Anywhere Day, riders can explore more than 1,800 miles of bikeways throughout the San Diego region. — Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2026 An off-street bikeway will be added to the boulevard at sidewalk level. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026 Scooters can only be ridden on a bicycle path, trail or bikeway, but not on sidewalks. — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026 But the controversial center-running bikeway isn’t to blame for the corridor’s financial woes, according to a new study. — Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for bikeway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bikeway
  1. cycleway
  2. waterway
  3. trail
  4. airway
  5. watercourse
Noun
  • The existing cycleway was the the REV Saint-Denis/Berri/Lajeunesse cycleway.
    — Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, the key to making congestion pricing zones both fair and popular is through the provision of alternative modes of transport beyond private vehicles – frequent and low-cost mass transit, and safe cycleways and footpaths.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of cycleway
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  • Environmental groups estimate, using methods developed by the EPA, that unregulated businesses have been responsible for 30% to 60% of copper and zinc found in waterways, which at high concentrations are toxic to fish and other animals.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Eighty percent of China’s oil imports arrive through the Strait of Malacca, a narrow waterway that could be cut off in the event of a conflict over Taiwan.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of waterway
Noun
  • Pet owners will receive waste bags, water bowls, and treats, and the lakeside trail just outside makes for easy walks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Little Sugar Creek Greenway connects it to the Cross Charlotte trail, which offers a pedestrian path to uptown and beyond.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trail
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  • Feely and Shah overlapped on the Jets during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, when Shah worked home games as an airway management physician, according to his campaign.
    — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Fire smoke causes inflammation which narrows airway passages, according to the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of airway
Noun
  • Father and son were swept away by a landslide in the city of Arequipa in a neighborhood built directly over an ancient natural watercourse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, there are riparian natives — those that grow along watercourses — which may need regular attention in terms of water needs for many years after planting.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of watercourse

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