greenway

American  

[green-wey] / ˈgrinˌweɪ /

noun

1. any scenic trail or route set aside for travel or recreational activities.

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greenway British  

/ ˈɡriːnwˌɛɪ /

noun

1. a corridor of protected open space that is maintained for conservation, recreation, and non-motorized transportation

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Etymology

Origin of greenway

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Kemp is also a left-hander, something England have not had consistently in their top order since Lydia Greenway retired in 2016.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Powerus will become public after merging with Aureus Greenway Holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Items from Phyllis Rice, the former housekeeper of Christie's holiday home Greenway House in Devon, will go under the hammer at Wessex Auction Rooms in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on Friday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

In the early 2000s, Winter started envisioning the park, called Valleyheart Greenway, and invited a group of fourth- and fifth-grade students to design the garden landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

There was trouble away in the South, and it seemed that the Men who had come up the Greenway were on the move, looking for lands where they could find some peace.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien