environmentalpath
nounUK /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl pɑːθ/
US /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl pæθ/
A way that things move through nature, like water or animals going from one place to another.
The river is an environmental path for fish swimming to the sea.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A route designed to help people learn about and enjoy nature.
The park built an environmental path with signs about local plants.
3. The way pollution or energy travels through the environment.
Scientists tracked the environmental path of the oil spill.
4. A planned way to reduce harm to nature when building something.
The new road follows an environmental path to protect the forest.