Definition of "towpath" [tow•path]

• A path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats. (noun)

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• "I finally went for a walk along the canal towpath, which is indeed very beautiful, and only a few minutes outside Princeton!"
• "Then nothing but the towpath, which is the path on one side of the canal where the mules walk when they drag the canal boats."
• ""To me, the towpath is a highway for potential customers," Kay said."