bikeway

noun

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

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The park will have a new path and bikeways that will connect to the Lance Armstrong Bike Trail. Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 One requires e-bikes to have a red reflector or red flashing light on the back, similar to what is required of bicycles that are operated in the dark on highways, bikeways or sidewalks. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 July 2025 Yarbro also pointed to definitions in the state statute that could be interpreted to qualify the types of projects the plaintiffs argue wouldn’t be allowed in the plan, like sidewalks and bikeways. Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 The Central City Mobility Project, which includes a mix of street conversions, bikeway upgrades and signal improvements, is backed by a patchwork of state and local funding sources. Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025 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 7 Aug. 2025.

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