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towpath

noun

Definition of towpath

as in road

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Recent Examples of towpath Wander through the 12-acre Peckman Preserve along the river, once a towpath for the Morris Canal. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026 On their way into the track, Green and his three friends join a growing group of cyclists on the same journey, pedaling beneath the trees along the canal towpath. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads. — Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025 More than 600 cyclists will embark on a 400-mile ride along the Erie Canal towpath and part of the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to Albany. — Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for towpath

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Noun

AVs can cause safety issues, especially during inclement weather, blackouts and on roads where there's construction or unusual traffic.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

An Arkansas State Police trooper was captured on dashcam footage yanking the passenger of a vehicle by his hair and punching him in the face after a high-speed chase that ended in the streets of Blytheville.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
There’s no denying that the fall 2026 runways made a strong case for color; even the street style scene is on board, slipping into colorful shoes and sporting handbags in a variety of vibrant shades—baby pink, chartreuse, and cobalt.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The overall project includes roadway construction, curb and gutter, sidewalks, brick pavers, decorative lighting and landscaping, as well as utility improvements, pavement markings, signage and restoration, officials said.

— Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, USA Today reported on traffic delays and lane restrictions surrounding Duquesne University's campus as work got underway near Forbes Avenue.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Check the requirement, confirm the route, draft the plan, or ask one better question.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of route

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In the lawsuit, Kupsh acknowledges attending most of the demonstrations but denies being a ringleader, blocking anyone from campus walkways or refusing orders.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
After an intense police manhunt, Sandifer was found dead, his body lying in the mouth of a pedestrian walkway at 108th Street and Dauphin Avenue.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of walkway

Noun

Take the paved footpath behind Zori past olive groves to reach the ACI Marina, its restaurants and the taxi boats that take you to Hvar Town and the notoriously hedonistic beach club, Carpe Diem, on the neighboring island of Marinkovac.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Cultivating tradition Hours down a narrow, mountainous footpath, Reynalda García Juárez is tending to those roots, quite literally.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

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