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towpath

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: towing path

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: towing path

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: path

History

Etymology

From tow + path.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: camí de sirga — path alongside a canal or river
  • Dutch: jaagpad — path alongside a canal or river
  • Finnish: vetopolku — path alongside a canal or river
  • Finnish: hinauspolku — path alongside a canal or river
  • French: chemin de halage — path alongside a canal or river
  • French: halage — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Uferweg — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Uferpfad — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Treidelweg — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Treidelpfad — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Leinpfad — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Treppelweg — path alongside a canal or river
  • German: Reckweg — path alongside a canal or river
  • Italian: alzaia — path alongside a canal or river
  • Italian: alaggio — path alongside a canal or river
  • Korean: 예선로 (yeseollo) — path alongside a canal or river
  • Norman: c'mîn d'hal'lie — path alongside a canal or river
  • Polish: ścieżka holownicza — path alongside a canal or river
  • Portuguese: caminho de sirga — path alongside a canal or river
  • Russian: бечевни́к (bečevník) — path alongside a canal or river
  • Spanish: camino de sirga — path alongside a canal or river
  • Welsh: llwybr halio — path alongside a canal or river
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