noun
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a narrow path for walkers only
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another word for pavement
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Etymology
Origin of footpath
Example Sentences
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I'd settle for something wonderfully unremarkable: a footpath that simply carries me from one end of the street to the other.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Princess of Wales's brother-in-law has told a planning inquiry his family home needs a higher level of security in a row over part of its drive being designated a public footpath.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The second gate raises a different question: whether a footpath on Levy’s land, on the lagoon’s edge, is public or private.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Northumberland National Park's head ranger has spotted dog mess next to the footpath just a few metres from a sign asking people to bag and dispose of it responsibly.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
He merely threw the lighter in a wide high arc into the trees at the foot of the hills and limped down the footpath, paying no attention to the direction he was going.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Residents have described riders performing wheelies and riding on pavements and footpaths at high speed, often while wearing balaclavas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"They go on footpaths, they break into farmers' fields, which obviously damages the crops," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A few steps from the hotel, a cantilevered pedestrian bridge spans Falls Park on the Reedy, a wooded ravine with cascading waterfalls and leafy footpaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Roads therefore impose a corresponding duty on the state to provide safe footpaths.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
My own head filled with memories of footpaths, burrows, bushes, and faint rises I’d grown to know on the prairie, faint reminders of our old home.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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