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Definition of towing path

towing path
Towpath Tow"path`, n. A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats; -- called also towing path.

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- Industrial Revolution, towing became obsolete when engines were ****ed on boats and when railway transportation su****ded the slow towing method. Since then...
- The Towing Path is a piece for piano solo composed in 1918 by John Ireland. A performance takes about 4 minutes. A towing path is a road or track on the...
- were in short supply, and a towing path for horses was suggested. William Jessop carried out a survey, and the towing path was authorised by the Wye and...
- of Pill on the south bank where the Pill Hobblers were based in order to tow ships up the river to Bristol and where yachts and other boats still have...
- development along Old Canal and Towpath Mead roads. The tow-path follows the course of the foot-path just north of the caravan site and allotments on the...
- areas. A significant part of the walk is along the towing path of the Stort Navigation. The path is waymarked in both directions by a dark green circular...
- to Midford was never built, but in 1815 a tramway was laid along its towing path. In 1871 the tramway was purchased by the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway...
- river down to Gainsborough, including new cuts, locks, dredging and a towing path suitable for horses. The Dadfords, who were engineers on the Trent and...
- current. Thus gangs of humans, harnessed to a tow rope, hauled the boats upstream. These haulers needed a path along the steep cliffs to walk on. Thus the...
- the unusual practice of towing horses having to jump over fences because there were no gates where they crossed the towing path. The Ouse Drainage Board...