bikeway

noun

bike·​way ˈbīk-ˌwā How to pronounce bikeway (audio)
: a thoroughfare for bicycles

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Great idea, and maybe consider replacing the rail with tram or trolley service to operate alongside the bikeway and greenway. John Q. Gale, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025 As part of the project, county officials will construct the Eastern Hillcrest Bikeway, a 1.1-mile series of separated bikeways and buffered bike lanes on Normal Street, University Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Herbert Street, Robinson Avenue and Park Boulevard. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 City Council named a 9-mile bikeway after late planning director Pat Walsh, who helped champion the Houston Bike Plan. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 Columbus' pool of bike and scooter rental services will be replaced next spring by a single vendor while the city begins a long-term plan to add and improve bikeways, shared paths and urban trails. Andrew King, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bikeway

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bikeway was in 1895

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“Bikeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bikeway. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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