towing path

British  

noun

1. another name for towpath

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Example Sentences

A man, knee-deep near the towing path, shouted inaudibly to me and pointed.

From The War of the Worlds by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

It's not light enough yet for you to see, but there's a little house close to the towing path over there, where the boats often stop the night when it's crowded in the town.

From Us An Old Fashioned Story by Molesworth, Mrs.

There was a path of rocky boulders, uneven and somewhat primitive, such a towing path being always found beside the rapids, as the oarsmen have to get out and tow at all such places.

From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)

It was he who had managed the starting-rope in every race, and his voice from the towing path had come to be looked upon as a safe guide for clapping on or rowing steady.

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas

The towing path is not worn, and there is no occasion for a tow rope, which always causes difficulty when two boats cross one another.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various