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Definition of Towpath
1. Noun. A path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats.
Definition of Towpath
1. n. A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats; -- called also towing path.
Definition of Towpath
1. Noun. a path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Towpath
1. a path along a river that is used by animals towing boats [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Towpath
Literary usage of Towpath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United Statesby Henry Gannett by Henry Gannett (1906)
"Do. .hydrant, Grand avenue and Geddes Do of west towpath, Geddes street street.
..hydrant, ... Do. .copper plug in towpath abutment of Bear street bridge. ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1903)
"None stich seem to have existed in this case; and if the towpath was located ...
The towpath at this point was constructed of loose earth taken from the ..."
3. Supplementary Index to the Session Laws of the State of New York: With All by William Henry Silvernail (1901)
"Extending towpath of Cayuga and Seneca canal — L. 1900, c. 662. Claim of — L.
1899, c. 719. Sewer bonds — L. 1898, c. 62. See also Cities. ..."
4. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases in the by Lawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson (1889)
"He swears that after the completion of the canal there was no point on the lands
in dispute where the foot of the towpath was coincident with the high- ..."
5. Translation of the Law of Waters in Force in the Island of Cuba by Cuba (1900)
"The width thereof shall be one meter, if a foot towpath, and of two meters, if
a horse towpath. When the topography of the land or other obstacles require ..."
6. The Elements of Civil Engineering: Prepared for Students of the by International Correspondence Schools (1899)
"5 of the S. & BRR, which is directly over the center line of the towpath of ...
The canal makes the same curve as the towpath, the arcs being struck from ..."
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