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greenway

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for greenway.

Editorial note

It is, however, _really_ nice not having the freeway cutting through and the greenway is gorgeous.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of greenway gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place name:

noun

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for greenway.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place name:

noun

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway.

noun

A community in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, south-central Manitoba, Canada.

Example sentences

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It is, however, _really_ nice not having the freeway cutting through and the greenway is gorgeous.

2

Basically everything along the greenway has been revitalized and it's pretty beautiful to walk around in the summer.

3

I'll be making about $83k/year this coming June (haven't graduated yet...) working in the Greenway area in the loop.

4

It developed a large park known as the Greater Grand Forks Greenway to provide a new recreation area for residents along the river.

5

As someone who works in an office building along rose kennedy greenway, I wouldn't say it was totally a disaster.

6

It's not at all similar to roads, the Dulles Greenway notwithstanding.

7

(To a lesser extent, there is also the Hudson River greenway, and the new Brooklyn Bridge park.

8

>...don't destroy your 'greenway' with their trawl nets (ouch, is 'greenhouse' of course).

9

I have some protected bike lanes around me, and the nearest big city is putting in a 20+ mile greenway around the city for bikes and pedestrians.

10

I live on a greenway street in Portland (bikes are prioritized, car traffic is intentionally made difficult), but I would have no problem with a bus route down it.

11

- The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is fantastic!

12

A lot of urban freight rail lines are currently unused; some of them become greenway rail trails, others sit unused and may be at risk of encroachment, but often the alignment isn't useful for high speed rail anyway.

Quote examples

1

For example: "The Dulles Greenway is a private road built in the western suburbs of Washington, D.

2

Say the "Hudson River Greenway" or whatever that's called.

Proper noun examples

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It's right next to the Greenway, just before you reach IAD going northeast.

2

The best example of a libertarian-type road project in the DC area is probably the Dulles Greenway, which was built and is operated by an entirely private company.

3

- threw bikes into the bike rack for a long ride along a Greenway.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use greenway in a sentence?

It is, however, _really_ nice not having the freeway cutting through and the greenway is gorgeous.

What does greenway mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is greenway?

greenway is commonly used as noun.