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单词 towpath
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towpath
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtəʊ.pɑːθ/us
/ˈtoʊ.pæθ/
apaththat goes along thesideof ariverorcanal, used in the past byhorsespullingboats:
（旧时河流或运河边马拉船只时走的）纤路，纤道
Wewalkedalongthe towpath.我们沿着纤路走。
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(Definition oftowpathfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftowpath

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Leisure and recreation facilities attract 160 million visits a year, either by boaters, anglers, cyclists,towpathwalkers, naturalists, wildlife photographers or artists.
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Water channels would continue to provide such amenities as angling, andtowpathrambling and could be used by light unpowered craft such as canoes.
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With the disappearance of horse-drawn barge traffic, thetowpathhas fallen into disuse.
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Many of these show thetowpathas a right of way, but there are variations between counties on this point.
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They provide opportunities for boating, fishing, canoeing, simply sitting about or walking along the towpaths of the waterways.
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We expect the duty to apply to all urban waterway towpaths and embankments to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access.
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There are 1,600 miles of canaltowpathand around 450 miles are used by cable companies for a variety of communication purposes.
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They might simply put the pipeline in the water, to one side of thetowpath.
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I understand that the position is very complicated, as old rights of way along thetowpathexist but there are small stretches omitted.
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In some cases pubs have been built along the towpaths so that an enjoyable walk can be combined with a social drink.
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She will know that some towpaths are wide and some are very narrow.
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It benefits the canal system if many people use the towpaths.
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I want to concentrate on the problems of towpaths and the rights of way along them.
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People outside are worried that they may lose the right to go along towpaths.
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The banks of some sections of canals are subject to heavy erosion, with the result that the towpaths become narrower and progressively more unsafe.
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