trackway
noun
track·way ˈtrak-ˌwā 
1
: a beaten or trodden path
2
: a series of fossil footprints (as of a dinosaur)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Officials expect water will once again cover the Lone Ranger trackway, though the western United States is currently experiencing the worst drought in 1,200 years. 
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Visitors to the museum today can see highlights such as the Hall of Footprints, which houses an impressive fossil track and trackway collection. Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Zahyra Garcia, co-chair of Indivisible Petaluma, told The Chronicle Monday that the photo was taken by a community member who drove by the trackway. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022 The trace reptile track fossils dating from the Triassic period were removed from a trackway in the park some time from August 2017 to August 2018, the National Park Service said in a news release Tuesday. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 11 May 2022 The unidentified man climbed onto the trackway shortly before 9 a.m., causing major delays on the San Francisco line in several cities, said agency spokesperson Chris Filippi. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022 Elsewhere, kids can mold putty to an egg and then add patterns, arrange magnets to create a scene of animals eating and create a trackway by rubbing a crayon over patterns of footprints. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022 One trackway now consists of five prints, the other seven. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 Using that formula, known as Alexander’s method, the study authors calculated that the theropod that made the seven-footprint trackway ran about 20 to 28 miles an hour. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 See More
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Visitors to the museum today can see highlights such as the Hall of Footprints, which houses an impressive fossil track and trackway collection. Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Zahyra Garcia, co-chair of Indivisible Petaluma, told The Chronicle Monday that the photo was taken by a community member who drove by the trackway. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022 The trace reptile track fossils dating from the Triassic period were removed from a trackway in the park some time from August 2017 to August 2018, the National Park Service said in a news release Tuesday. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 11 May 2022 The unidentified man climbed onto the trackway shortly before 9 a.m., causing major delays on the San Francisco line in several cities, said agency spokesperson Chris Filippi. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022 Elsewhere, kids can mold putty to an egg and then add patterns, arrange magnets to create a scene of animals eating and create a trackway by rubbing a crayon over patterns of footprints. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022 One trackway now consists of five prints, the other seven. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 Using that formula, known as Alexander’s method, the study authors calculated that the theropod that made the seven-footprint trackway ran about 20 to 28 miles an hour. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1