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DEFINITIONS OF: path

n an established line of travel or access

Synonyms:: itinerary, route

Examples:: Northwest Passage
a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906); Silk Road
an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay

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a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline); main line
the principal route of a transportation system; data track, track
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data; air lane, airway, flight path, skyway
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another; approach pattern, pattern, traffic pattern
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; flight path
the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air; beat, round
a regular route for a sentry or policeman; bus route
the route regularly followed by a passenger bus; line of flight
the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air; line of march
the route along which a column advances; celestial orbit, orbit
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; electron orbit, orbit
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom; paper round, paper route
the route taken when delivering newspapers every day; beeline
the most direct route; circuit
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; crosscut
a diagonal path; supply line, supply route
a route over which supplies can be delivered; line of fire
the path of a missile discharged from a firearm; flyway, migration route
the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate; fairway
the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters; direction, way
a line leading to a place or point; trade route
a route followed by traders (usually in caravans); approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing; holding pattern
the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land; geosynchronous orbit
a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours; aim, bearing, heading
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies; course, trend
general line of orientation; east-west direction
in a direction parallel with lines of latitude; north-south direction
in a direction parallel with lines of longitude; qibla
the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers; tendency, trend
a general direction in which something tends to move

Type of:: line
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

n a line or route along which something travels or moves

“the hurricane demolished houses in its path”

Synonyms:: course, track

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a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged; inside track
the inner side of a curved racecourse; round
the course along which communications spread; steps
the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; belt, swath
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing); trail
a track or mark left by something that has passed; slot
the trail of an animal (especially a deer); spoor
the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game

Type of:: line
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

n a way especially designed for a particular use

Examples:: Saint Lawrence Seaway
a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior

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a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars); crossing, crossover, crosswalk
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other; lane
a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic; footpath, pathway
a trodden path; towing path, towpath
a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats; paseo, walk, walkway
a path set aside for walking; ambulatory
a covered walkway (as in a cloister); boardwalk
a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside; alley, bowling alley, skittle alley
a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins; catwalk
narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge); flagging
a walk of flagstones; free throw lane
a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw; grade separation
a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass; pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing
street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes); mall, promenade
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk; sea lane, seaway, ship route, trade route
a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels; pavement, sidewalk
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway; skywalk
an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed); traffic lane
a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines

Type of:: way
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another

n a course of conduct

“the path of virtue”

“our paths in life led us apart”

“genius usually follows a revolutionary path”

Synonyms:: way, way of life

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(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action; primrose path
a life of ease and pleasure; straight and narrow, strait and narrow
the way of proper and honest behavior; Sunna, Sunnah, hadith
(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran; warpath
a course leading to warfare or battle

Type of:: course, course of action
a mode of action

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