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
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A video posted to social media of Hearn's arrest shows him standing near a water-pumping hose that is lying across a footpath and speaking to a woman, before walking away and picking up his bike.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
He installed an electric security gate in September 2022, which prompted the West Berkshire Ramblers group to apply to recognise a public footpath on the land in January 2023.
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
A delivery van appeared to be stuck on mudflats, which locals described as the "deadliest footpath in Britain".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
From the footpath that cuts through the grove on the opposite side of the road, she hears the sound of branches being thrust aside, twigs snapping underfoot.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Let her make her own footpaths and whole mark in this world,” he told himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
The footpaths that weave in from the coast see only a few walkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Weaving in and out of traffic and careening along footpaths, they're an increasingly familiar sight, infuriating many locals.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
We were starving by now and went into a little café perched on the cliff just where one of the footpaths began.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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