trackway

noun

track·​way ˈtrak-ˌwā How to pronounce trackway (audio)
1
: a beaten or trodden path
2
: a series of fossil footprints (as of a dinosaur)

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The longest of the trackways extended for more than 150 meters, or nearly 500 feet. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 The team uncovered five trackways in the rock, each made by a different dinosaur. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025 Five trackways were uncovered: Four are suspected to be the giant 60-foot, 2-ton Cetiosaurus and the fifth a Megalosaurus. Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025 The trackways were spotted by a quarry worker driving a digger in Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire last year. New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trackway

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trackway was in 1818

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“Trackway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackway. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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