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trackway

American  
[trak-wey] / ˈtrækˌweɪ /

noun

  1. railway.

  2. a path or roadway; track.


Etymology

Origin of trackway

First recorded in 1810–20; track + way 1

Example Sentences

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The foundations are a temporary trackway, power distribution, office cabins and other basic facilities.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

"The really lovely thing about a dinosaur footprint, particularly if you have a trackway, is that it is a snapshot in the life of the animal," Prof Butler explained.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

The long trackway, however, was made by a single individual who left a flatter print, more like that of the Australopithecus at Laetoli.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

The raptor’s footprints are part of a larger dinosaur trackway discovered in southeastern China in 2020.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Having given his orders, he chose out a gang of macheteros, or men carrying the sharp sword-like machetes, to march ahead of the main body, to cut a trackway in the pulpy green stuff.

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John