footway

[ foot-wey ]
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noun
  1. a way or path for people going on foot.

  2. Also called footpath. British. a sidewalk.

Origin of footway

1
First recorded in 1425–75, footway is from the late Middle English word fotewey.See foot, way1

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British Dictionary definitions for footway

footway

/ (ˈfʊtˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. a way or path for pedestrians, such as a raised walk along the edge of a bridge

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