towpaths

noun

plural of towpath
as in roads

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  1. roads
  2. streets
  3. lanes
  4. roadways
  5. thoroughfares
  6. routes
  7. walkways
  8. runs
Noun
  • As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The landscape was inspired by the inland town of Ioulida, a hilltop village with cascading residential dwellings and winding paths (no car-worthy roads), and a church perched at the precipice.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Police intervene at the scene using tear gas as students take to the streets to protest education conditions in Nancy, France, on October 7, 2026.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The construction bottleneck often extends traffic three or four blocks back on streets north of Front Street, like 9th, 11th and 13th, Atchley said.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 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
  • Less than one percent of Houston’s roadways, for example, fell within the sight pictures of the city’s nearly 4,000 ALPRs in June 2024.
    — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There may be times of limited visibility, ponding on the roadways and areas of minor flooding.
    — Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • The service, started by South Florida transit firm Prokel Mobility, features two routes.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Viceroy Seaglider is designed to travel at up to 180 mph on routes of up to 180 miles.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Moderate flooding of sea water is possibly over some vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the morning and evening high tides, including over beach parking lots, bike paths, and harbor walkways.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Stitching involves widening pedestrian walkways and adding bike lanes.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of walkways
Noun
  • Because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are co produced during the refining process, capping diesel exports could trigger storage bottlenecks and force refiners to curtail overall processing runs.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Since the island doesn't allow true rental cars (beyond the teensy, all-electric Twizys), hotel guests can hop on the hotel’s free jitney, which makes several runs there a day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs
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“Towpaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpaths. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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