TRACKWAY

Etymology

Noun

trackway (plural trackways)

A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.

Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or similar, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an inferior pavement, such as cobblestones, to provide an easy way for wheeled vehicles.

Source: Wiktionary


Track"way`, n.

Definition: Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or the like, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an inferior pavement, as cobblestones, to provide an easy way for wheels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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