bikeway

noun

bike·​way ˈbīk-ˌwā How to pronounce bikeway (audio)
: a thoroughfare for bicycles

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Completed by June 2021, the bikeways supported many workers who turned to cycling when mass public transit systems were suspended. Bernice Beltran, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024 Besides organizing the monthly mass rides and the annual Tour of the Fireflies, the brigade holds clinics to teach biking skills and bike maintenance, donates safety gear and bike racks, and lobbies the government to create and maintain safe bikeways. Bernice Beltran, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024 The Canadian city in the province of Alberta has the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America, with over 600 miles of trail. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024 Driving the news: The San Diego Association of Governments on Saturday unveiled the 2.3-mile bikeway which turned the four-lane Pershing Drive into a two-lane road with a sidewalk and a two-way bike route separated from cars by curbs and a landscaped median. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bikeway 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bikeway was in 1895

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“Bikeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bikeway. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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