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towpath - use in sentences
Converse of object
- restore: I visited the area in 1995 and found the towpath fully restored and open from Princess Street to the terminus.
- walk: You could also support your local team by providing food or transport, or walking the towpath.
- join: Walk to the canal, cross a footbridge and join the towpath.
- follow: Follow towpath on Right Hand side of canal for approximately 1500m to reach end of canal.
- carry: The platform that will carry the towpath can be seen.
- leave: There was a lot of the towpath left in the tunnel at this time.
Preposition: on
- side: The towpath on the opposite side has been built up to rise to the height of the new bridge.
Adjective modifier
- muddy: I say muddy towpaths, this is due to a number of those stupid little motor bikes whizzing up and down at ridiculous speeds.
- twin: The twin towpaths on the Tame Valley were very good.
- former: The former towpath is marked in the A-Z all the way along the southern bank on this stretch.
- old: Some of the metal supports from the old wooden towpath can still be seen.
Modifies a noun
- mooring: We turned here and reversed into a towpath mooring as our boat is too high to fit through the tunnel.
- walker: On a still day the breeze may be just the passing of a canal towpath walker.
- hedge: British Waterways are also responsible for the towpath hedge.
- bridge: The next item of interest is the towpath swing bridge at the entrance to the bone works arm.
- side: A brick floor has been laid in the towpath side top paddle chamber to match the opposite side.
- walking: Our route through the park stays within extensive tree cover, which does make a nice contrast to countless miles of canal towpath walking.
Noun used with modifier
- canal: The view we see is from the canal towpath looking to the point the bridge reached the bank of the wharf.
Preposition: of
- canal: The towpath of the canal is now part of a network of cycle tracks and also provides a pleasant place to stroll.
Preposition: under
- bridge: You can just make out Tesco trolley on towpath under bridge.
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