path

1 the direction along which something or someone moves try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing I tripped over a rock directly in my path Synonyms course, line, pathway, route, routeway [chiefly British], steps, track, way Related Words circle, circuit, loop, orbit; arc, flight path, trajectory; ascent, descent

2 a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it Synonyms footpath, trail, pathway, trace, trackRelated Words bridle path; towpath; alley, alleyway, bypath, byroad, bystreet, byway, passageway, walkway; cutoff, shortcut; lane, pass, passage, road, roadway, route, row, run, runway, street, thoroughfare

3 an established course for traveling from one place to another the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road Synonyms approach, avenue, passage, route, wayRelated Words bypath, byway, lane, laneway [British]; artery, boulevard, bypass, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, passageway, pike, road, roadway, routeway [chiefly British], row, street, thoroughfare, turnpike; walk, walkway; trace, track, trail; airway; bikeway, cycleway [British]; channel, gat, watercourse, waterway; door, doorway, gate, gateway, hatch, portal