Meaning of greenway | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.
2. A surname.
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3. A place name:
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4. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway.
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5. A community in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, south-central Manitoba, Canada.
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6. A community in North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
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7. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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8. In the United States:
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9. A minor city in Clay County, Arkansas.
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10. A township in Itasca County, Minnesota, named after John Campbell Greenway.
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11. An unincorporated community in McPherson County, South Dakota.
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12. A neighbourhood in south-east Washington, D.C..
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13. In the United Kingdom:
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14. A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7033).
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15. A suburban area in Bishops Lydeard parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST1629).
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16. A hamlet in Rock parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7470).
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17. A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0630).
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18. A hamlet in St Nicholas and Bonvilston community, Vale of Glamorgan borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0574).
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Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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