old road; old river course
Meanings
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old road; former path
literaryRefers to a road or path that was used in the past but may no longer be in regular use. Can be used literally or metaphorically.
Following this old road of the ancient city, one can find many historical relics.
He gave up the old trade, unwilling to walk the same path his father took back then.
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The expedition team discovered the old trails once used by hunters in the jungle.
noun
old river course; former channel
technicalSpecifically refers to the abandoned bed or course of a river after it has changed its path, often due to natural or human intervention.
The old course of the Yellow River has now turned into fertile farmland.
Geologists are studying the reasons for the formation of this river's old channel.
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After the flood, the river water flowed back into its old course.