towing path
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The towing path had a thin bed of clay under the gravel, and its outer edge was protected by an iron railing.
From The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain by Smiles, Samuel
East from this point runs the Long Walk, parallel with, but well above, the towing path, and affording a good view along the river on one hand and glimpses of the park on the other.
From Hampton Court by Haslehust, E. W.
Fisher nodded and turned away toward the towing path, where he saw the duke returning with a rather dazed expression.
From The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
"Now for a run along the towing path."
From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
They had come out on the towing path close by the lock and they found themselves threading their way through a little crowd of boating people and lookers-on.
From Secret Places of the Heart by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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