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footpath

American  
[foot-path, -pahth] / ˈfʊtˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /

noun

plural

footpaths

  1. a path for people going on foot.

  2. British. footway.

footpath British  
/ ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ /

noun

  1. a narrow path for walkers only

  2. another word for pavement

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Etymology

Origin of footpath

First recorded in 1520–30; foot + path

Example Sentences

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He was at Cley Marshes in person in June 2015 to open the Attenborough's Walk footpath.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Headlines were made around the world earlier this week when an Amazon delivery driver followed his GPS and ended up stuck in the mud on what has been described as Britain's deadliest footpath.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

John Oates, known as Harry, was jogging along a public footpath in Cumbria when he came into contact with a low-hanging live cable.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

When he failed to return, his dad Malcolm went to look for him and found his body on the public footpath in Lupton, near Kirkby Lonsdale.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

At first I didn’t see the soldiers at all—just a giant, swirling mass of insects, so dense it was opaque, about fifty feet down the footpath.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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