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path British & World English

a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading

-path British & World English

denoting a practitioner of curative treatment

base path British & World English

the straight-line path from one base to the next, defined by the position of the base runner while a play is being made

bike path British & World English

a path or road for bicycles and not motor vehicles

flight path British & World English

the actual or planned course of an aircraft or spacecraft

glide path British & World English

an aircraft’s line of descent to land, especially as indicated by ground radar

path length British & World English

the overall length of the path followed by a light ray or sound wave

approach path British & World English

the path taken by an aircraft coming in to land

critical path British & World English

the sequence of stages determining the minimum time needed for an operation, especially when analysed on a computer for a large organization

optical path British & World English

the distance which in a vacuum would contain the same number of wavelengths as the actual path taken by a ray of light

path-breaking British & World English

pioneering; innovative

primrose path in primrose British & World English

the pursuit of pleasure, especially when it is seen to bring disastrous consequences

Shining Path British & World English

a Peruvian Maoist revolutionary movement and terrorist organization, founded in 1970 and led by Abimael Guzmán (b.1934) until his capture and imprisonment in 1992

eightfold path British & World English

the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practised: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration

mean free path British & World English

the average distance travelled by a gas molecule or other particle between collisions with other particles

critical path analysis British & World English

the mathematical network analysis technique of planning complex working procedures with reference to the critical path of each alternative system

beat a path to someone's door in beat British & World English

(of a large number of people) hasten to make contact with someone regarded as interesting or inspiring

towpath (also towing path) British & World English

a path beside a river or canal, originally used as a pathway for horses towing barges

warpath British & World English

angry and ready or eager for confrontation

cycle path in cycle track (also cycleway, cycle path) British & World English

a path or road for bicycles and not motor vehicles

bridle path in bridleway (also bridle path) British & World English

a path or track along which horse riders have right of way

towing path in towpath (also towing path) British & World English

a path beside a river or canal, originally used as a pathway for horses towing barges

path English-French

chemin m

path English-Italian

sentiero m

path English-Spanish

sendero, senda

bike path English-German

→ see bicycle path

flight path English-Italian

traiettoria

bicycle path English-German

[Fahr]radweg

critical path analysis English-Italian

analisi f inv del percorso critico

just off the path in off English-French

tout près du sentier

the path up to the house in up1 English-Spanish

el sendero hasta la casa

to clear a path through sth in clear English-French

se frayer un chemin à travers qch

the path doubled back on itself in double4 English-Spanish

el camino doblaba sobre sí mismo