"towpath" meaning in All languages combined

See towpath on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: towpaths [plural]
Etymology: From tow + path. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tow|path}} tow + path Head templates: {{en-noun}} towpath (plural towpaths)
  1. A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath. Wikipedia link: towpath Categories (topical): Canals Synonyms: towing path Related terms: pannierway Translations (path alongside a canal or river): camí de sirga [masculine] (Catalan), jaagpad [neuter] (Dutch), vetopolku (Finnish), hinauspolku (Finnish), chemin de halage [masculine] (French), halage [masculine] (French), Uferweg (english: generally) [masculine] (German), Uferpfad [masculine] (German), Treidelweg (note: in the context of towing specifically) [masculine] (German), Treidelpfad [masculine] (German), Leinpfad [masculine] (German), Treppelweg (english: regionally also) [masculine] (German), Reckweg [masculine] (German), alzaia [feminine] (Italian), alaggio [masculine] (Italian), 예선로 (yeseollo) (alt: 曳船路) (Korean), c'mîn d'hal'lie [masculine] (Norman), ścieżka holownicza [feminine] (Polish), caminho de sirga [masculine] (Portuguese), бечевни́к (bečevník) [masculine] (Russian), camino de sirga [masculine] (Spanish), llwybr halio [masculine] (Welsh)

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