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单词 tow-path
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tow-pathn.

Brit. /ˈtəʊˌpɑːθ/, /ˈtəʊˌpaθ/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌpæθ/
Etymology: < tow v.1 + path n.1
A path by the side of a canal or navigable river for use in towing; = towing-path n. at towing n.1 Compounds 2.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > beside a canal or river for towing
line-way1464
towing-path1726
tow-path1788
track-road1828
track-path1839
trackway1873
barge-walk1880
1788 G. Washington Diary 2 June (1925) III. 361 A tow path on the Maryland side.
1838 Indiana House of Representatives Jrnl. 74 To inquire into the expediency of constructing a tow-path from the St. Joseph Feeder Dam, along the pool of said Dam to Cedarville.
1882 R. Mackenzie America 305 He had begun life on the towpath as a driver of mules.
1910 Blackwood's Mag. May 634/1 The towpath was knee-deep in water.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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