greenway

noun

green·​way ˈgrēn-ˌwā How to pronounce greenway (audio)
: a corridor of undeveloped land preserved for recreational use or environmental protection

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Users of the Butler Hike and Bike Trail will be directed to a lattice bridge while construction continues along the creek bed to create a greenway. Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024 What's next: The greenway will eventually connect to the McDowell Creek Greenway and The Vine, Huntersville's downtown greenway. Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 15 July 2024 Water, for instance, is channeled into a central greenway and buildings are oriented to maximize shading and channel wind, naturally cooling the city streets that would otherwise bake in the desert sun. Nargess Banks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The trail’s 28 segments run the gamut from paved greenways to steep mountain ascents with sharp dropoffs. Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for greenway 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greenway was in 1965

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“Greenway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenway. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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