towpath

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtəʊpɑːθ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtoʊˌpæθ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tō′path′, -päth′)

Inflections of 'towpath' (n): npl: towpaths

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tow•path /ˈtoʊˌpæθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Transporta path along the bank of a canal or river, for use in towing boats.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tow•path  (tō′path′, -päth′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -paths 
    (-paᵺz′, -päᵺz′, -paths′, -päths′).USA pronunciation 
  1. a path along the bank of a canal or river, for use in towing boats.
  • tow1 + path 1780–90,[American.]

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
towpath / ˈtəʊˌpɑːθ/
  1. a path beside a canal or river, used by people or animals towing boats
    Also called: towing path
'towpath' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
follow - towing path

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