towpath

English

mules on a towpath, towing a barge, 19th century
a typical towpath, graded in the 19th century and repurposed in the 20th and 21st centuries

Etymology

From tow +‎ path.

Noun

towpath (plural towpaths)

  2. A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
    Synonym: towing path
    • 2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 44:
      From the 1960s, various local authorities became increasingly involved in improving the neglected waterway, and towpaths were progressively reopened as footpaths.

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