Towpath definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Then nothing but the towpath, which is the path on one side of the canal where the mules walk when they drag the canal boats By and by I saw two tiny white houses, with their roofs and chimneys sticking up over the canal bank, and one of them had a funny green door, and honeysuckle all growing over the fence.

—W. A. G.'s Tale

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

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It was barely a few seconds before he was on his knees on the towpath, then on his feet, and yelling at a figure vanishing into the distance: “Stop!” The odd thing was that Van Damme seemed afraid to run. — Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets - 04—Simenon, Georges
But he made it a three nines call nonetheless The towpath was cordoned off with blue-and-white tape, white-shirted constables politely but firmly turned back the joggers, the strolling, the anglers, and the just plain curious. — EQMM,December2007
A child bowled a hoop along the towpath, ducks paddled, God was in His heaven and it took a keen eye to see that all was not quite as well as it looked. — Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwell
And out of sight of the towpath, where anything might happen? — The Gravedigger’s Daughter
The towpath was usually deserted, the air would be cooler. — The Gravedigger’s Daughter