greenway
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Definition of greenway
15 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.
“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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noun
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A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.
“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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Etymology
From green + way.
Words you can make from greenway
160 playable · top: YAWNER (12 pts)
Best play yawner 12 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
26 words- WANEY 11 pts
- WEARY 11 pts
- WEENY 11 pts
- ANGRY 9 pts
- GAYER 9 pts
- NGWEE 9 pts
- RANGY 9 pts
- WAGER 9 pts
- WRANG 9 pts
- YAGER 9 pts
- NEWER 8 pts
- RENEW 8 pts
- REWAN 8 pts
- YEARN 8 pts
- AGENE 6 pts
- AGREE 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
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- EAGRE 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GREEN 6 pts
- RAGEE 6 pts
- RANGE 6 pts
- REGNA 6 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- RANEE 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- AWNY 10 pts
- AWRY 10 pts
- WANY 10 pts
- WARY 10 pts
- YAWN 10 pts
- GNAW 8 pts
- GRAY 8 pts
- GREW 8 pts
- GREY 8 pts
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- AERY 7 pts
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- AWEE 7 pts
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- WANE 7 pts
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- EARN 4 pts
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3-letter words
55 words- WAY 9 pts
- WRY 9 pts
- WYE 9 pts
- WYN 9 pts
- YAW 9 pts
- YEW 9 pts
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- ANY 6 pts
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- NAW 6 pts
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2-letter words
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