footbridge

[ foot-brij ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ /

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noun

a bridge intended for pedestrians only.

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Origin of footbridge

First recorded in 1325–75, footbridge is from the Middle English word fotbrigge.See foot, bridge¹

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How to use footbridge in a sentence

“The idea that the walls of a building could become a footbridge—to our knowledge, this is completely new,” says Corentin Fivet, an architect and structural engineer at EPFL, and one of the bridge-builders.
This Swiss bridge proves it’s possible to reuse concrete|Rahul Rao|October 18, 2021|Popular-Science
At first glance, it looks like a simple footbridge, a gentle arch.
This Swiss bridge proves it’s possible to reuse concrete|Rahul Rao|October 18, 2021|Popular-Science
Fire officials on Wednesday had identified the location as Polk Street, which is about a half-mile north — the site of another footbridge.
Collapsed D.C. pedestrian bridge was in poor condition before hit by truck, didn’t meet height standards|Luz Lazo, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
At my hotel, which was connected by a footbridge to the state’s largest hospital, the nonprofit Sanford Medical Center, young people mingled mask-free in the lobby, shouting gleefully over a case of Bud Lights.
“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: A Crush of Patients, Dwindling Supplies and the Nurse Who Lost Hope|by J. David McSwane|December 30, 2020|ProPublica

He remembered a footbridge the other volunteers had guessed at.
Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts|Debra A. Klein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a clever twist of new-meets-old, the MuCEM is connected to the nearby 17th-century Fort St. Jean by footbridge.
Watch Out, Paris! Marseille Is on the Rise|Anna Watson Carl|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then I wandered on down, through the Rhodes grass, under the avocado trees, and across the wooden footbridge.
My Parents' Brothel|Douglas Rogers|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Occasionally, over a narrow stream, a frail footbridge would be built.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
They were going to a distant meadow to toss hay and had to cross an angry little river on a footbridge made of one slender plank.
Mighty Mikko|Parker Fillmore
A low whistle sounded, and Mr. Rogers stepped into view on the footbridge.
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
We can't be expected to jump off a footbridge which already has a White Horse on it.
Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas|F. Anstey
After about two hours, however, orders came to cross the river by the Eterpigny footbridge.
The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for footbridge

footbridge

/ (ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ) /

noun

a narrow bridge for the use of pedestrians

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