towpath

English

Etymology

tow +‎ path

Noun

towpath (plural towpaths)

a path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath

Translations

path alongside a canal or river

Catalan: camí de sirga m
Dutch: jaagpad (nl) n
French: halage (fr) m
German: (generally) Uferweg m, Uferpfad m; (in the context of towing specifically) Treidelweg (de) m, Treidelpfad (de) m, Leinpfad m; (regionally also) Treppelweg m, Reckweg m

Italian: alzaia (it) f, alaggio (it) m
Norman: c'mîn d'hal'lie m
Portuguese: caminho de sirga m
Spanish: camino de sirga (es) m

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