greenway
/ɡɹˈinwˌeɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.80 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A corridor of undeveloped land or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.
Example Sentences
- "By their nature, railways tend to avoid steep gradients, with the result that these greenways are mostly on level, traffic-free paths, ideal for cycling."
- "[…] that signify her drawn-out efforts to raise the $15 million necessary to open the Gynns Falls Trail, a 14-mile urban greenway in her native Baltimore that took 12 years instead of the three she had predicted."
- "More than 1,300 trees have been planted along the greenway."
- "In general, the smaller, more heavily used and less biologically intact greenways, will likely have less biodiversity value compared to larger, more intact greenways with less human activity."