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Meanings of towing path in English

Portuguese
caminho de sirga
Catalan
camí de sirga

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

caminho de sirga
Synonyms
Examples for "towpath"
Examples for "towpath"
1
Those who wished such exercise had to take it on the towpath.
A Brief History of the United States
2
Before breakfast, in warm late-summer sunshine, I strolled along the canal towpath.
The Guardian
3
On the towpath, a man takes snap after snap on his phone.
The Guardian
4
There was a ledge further down the tunnel like a canal towpath.
The Slab
5
They were forced to lead her on a long detour along the towpath.
Dogsbody
Usage of towing path in English
1
Under the bridge is a towing path on each side of the river.
The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer / With an Introductor...
2
A man, knee-deep near the towing path, shouted inaudibly to me and pointed.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
3
You hear people quarrelling in boats, in the hotels, as they walk along the towing path.
The Secret Places of the Heart
4
They drove into a large field behind the inn, separated from the river by the towing path, and dismounted.
Original Short Stories — Volume 12
5
And I was going to look for you there when I saw you in the distance on the towing path.
The Heavenly Twins
6
Fisher nodded and turned away toward the towing path, where he saw the duke returning with a rather dazed expression.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7
The towing path had a thin bed of clay under the gravel, and its outer edge was protected by an iron railing.
The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer / With an Introductor...
8
When the country was interesting we would go very slowly, but if the landscape was dreary, the horses would trot quickly along the towing path.
Nobody's Boy / Sans Famille
9
"Now for a run along the towing path."
With Frederick the Great: A Story of the Seven Years' War
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