trackway
noun
track·way
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Definition of trackway
1
: a beaten or trodden path
2
: a series of fossil footprints (as of a dinosaur)
Examples of trackway in a Sentence
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The San Francisco Fire Department removed a man from the westbound trackway who was injured under a train, BART spokesman Jim Allison said. — Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, "BART suffers major delays after injured man removed from tracks in San Francisco," 7 Aug. 2019 The person was then removed from the trackway and taken to a local hospital. — George Kelly, The Mercury News, "S.F. BART station reopens after medical emergency," 30 July 2019 Abundant fossil bones, teeth, trackways, and other hard evidence have revealed that Earth was the domain of the dinosaurs for at least 230 million years. — Victoria Jaggard, National Geographic, "Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?," 31 July 2019 Transit officials will then have to evaluate the safety of the structures, trackway and rail systems. — Gwendolyn Wu, SFChronicle.com, "Long-delayed Central Subway project in SF gets new manager," 25 July 2019 After the dog appeared at Church Station and took refuge under the lip of the platform, station agent Cathsai Kwong climbed onto the trackway and coaxed the pup into his arms. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Person, puppy rescued from BART, Muni tracks," 6 June 2019 Archaeologists found wooden posts that seemed to mark the route of the trackway, which seemed to lead up to a platform, Kennedy writes. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Neolithic Roadway, Possibly a Ritual Site, Discovered in England," 2 July 2018 Service alert: Due to car collision on trackway at Bethany Home, LR srv is terminating at Montebello. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "1 dead in Phoenix crash at 19th Avenue and Bethany Home; intersection, light rail closed," 8 July 2018 These artifacts offer compelling evidence to suggest that the trackway was a ritual site. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Neolithic Roadway, Possibly a Ritual Site, Discovered in England," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trackway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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