noun
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a narrow path for walkers only
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another word for pavement
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Noun Inflected Forms
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
The next morning, Natland travelled by taxi to Huddersfield and was sent a video by a Signal user showing where cash had been hidden near a footpath underpass.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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
Natural England's Neil Constable said it would be "challenging" to keep the whole route open, but that there was more flexibility to amend the route of the King's path than a standard public footpath.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
“That was a good practice. Your form’s looking better already,” he says as we set out on the footpath toward my house.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Locals also voiced concerns about how the development might impact the views of the surrounding area, increase traffic and impede access to nearby bridleways and public footpaths.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
Eggs were removed from nests in vulnerable locations, such as near footpaths or in fields that would be cut for grass before the chicks were ready.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
This park had more trees, streams, hills, bridges and footpaths than it knew what to do with.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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