towpaths

noun

plural of towpath
as in roads

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpaths
  1. roads
  2. streets
  3. lanes
  4. roadways
  5. thoroughfares
  6. routes
  7. walkways
  8. runs
Noun
  • Brand-new roads in South Florida are often designed to handle 7 or so inches of rain in a day.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The other five victims died in crashes involving vehicles used to block roads.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • From the Transamerica Pyramid to the busy city streets, concrete covers about 65% of San Francisco.
    — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Its grid of streets, forum, theater, temples, baths and columns survives alongside its most famous monument, the three-arched gateway traditionally known as the Arch of Trajan.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of lanes
Noun
  • In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • However, the company says the city failed to coordinate with the property owners adjacent to the roadways being raised, and construction wasn’t able to start on time.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • Barrington Drive is a wider two-lane road that feeds into The Plaza to the north and Milton Road to the south, both heavily trafficked thoroughfares.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • During the protests, also known as Occupy Central, demonstrators occupied major thoroughfares for 79 days in an ultimately unsuccessful push for direct election for the city’s leader.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Most routes involve 5 to 8 hours of hiking per day, typically covering 8 to 17 miles with significant elevation gain and loss.
    — Amber Dunlap, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2026
  • At this point the deer are already at their escape routes, well ahead of the dogs.
    — Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Localized and shallow flooding of beach parking lots, bike paths, and walkways.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Outside, stone walls, winding walkways and lush gardens gave the property a rustic, English country feel, as did the porch and relaxed atmosphere.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of walkways
Noun
  • In addition to a 9-yard TD run last week, Kleinhans had five runs for first downs.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Despite a surface that often feels — after two developmental runs, at Virginia’s Signature Theatre and at Paper Mill Playhouse — polished to a commercial, salable gloss, the production began as a distinctly personal story.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of runs
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