cowpath

ˈkaʊpæθ

Definition

Definition of cowpath - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

urban planning

Rare

informal path created by frequent use

Rare

The park had a cowpath worn by joggers.

desire line

desire path

agriculture

Rare

path made by cows between barnyard and pasture

Rare

The cowpath led directly to the open field.

pathway

track

trail

technology

TECH.

unplanned route in software design

TECH.

Developers followed a cowpath in the code structure.

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informal path created by frequent use
path made by cows between barnyard and pasture

Origin of cowpath

Old English, cu (cow) + path (path)

Examples of cowpath in a sentence

The shortcut became a cowpath over time.
The farmer repaired the fence along the cowpath.
Rain turned the cowpath into a muddy trail.
The app's interface was a cowpath of features.
They navigated a cowpath in the software's backend.

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French:sentier, sentier de vaches, ...
German:Trampelpfad, Kuhpfad, ...
Italian:sentiero, sentiero delle mucche, ...
Spanish:sendero, camino de vacas, ...
Portuguese:atalho, caminho das vacas, ...
Chinese:小路, 牛径, ...
Japanese:踏み固められた道, 牛道, ...
Arabic:مَمَرٌّ عَفْوِيٌّ, دَرْب الأَبْقار, ...
Hebrew:שְׁבִיל פָּרוֹת, שְׁבִיל הַפָּרוֹת, ...
Russian:тропа, коровья тропа, ...
Ukrainian:коров'яча стежка, випадковий маршрут, ...
Hindi:काउपाथ, गायों का रास्ता, ...
Bengali:গরুর পথ, অনিয়ন্ত্রিত পথ, ...
Catalan:camí de cabres, camí de vaques, ...
Czech:vyšlapaná pěšina, kravská stezka, ...
Danish:kogrute, kosti, ...
Dutch:olifantenpaadje, koeienpad, ...
Greek:μονοπάτι, μονοπάτι αγελάδων, ...
Hungarian:kitaposott ösvény, tehéncsapás, ...
Khmer:ផ្លូវលំកើតពីការដើរញឹកញាប់, ផ្លូវគោដើរ, ...
Korean:소로, 소길, ...
Persian:مسیر پیاده‌روی, راه گاو, ...
Polish:ścieżka, ścieżka wydeptana przez krowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):caminho de vaca, trilha de vaca, ...
Romanian:potecă, potecă de vaci, ...
Swedish:stig, kostig, ...
Thai:ทางเดินที่เกิดจากการใช้งานบ่อย, ทางเดินวัว, ...
Turkish:patika, inek yolu, ...
Vietnamese:lối mòn, con đường mòn do bò đi, ...

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