trackways
/ˈtrækˌweɪz/
noun
- Paths or routes formed by repeated walking or travel, often in natural or rural areas.
- Farmers used these trackways to move livestock between pastures.
- The old trackways were overgrown but still visible on the hillside.
- The hikers followed ancient trackways through the forest.
- In archaeology, ancient roads or paths, often made of wood or stone, used by people in the past.
- The wooden trackways in the bog helped people cross the marshland.
- These trackways show how early communities connected their settlements.
- Archaeologists discovered preserved trackways dating back to the Bronze Age.