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 wooden walkway next to the bridge, which allows people to follow a footpath on the river bank, had to be closed off and it is still awaiting repair.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
A new footpath stretching around the entire coast of England is being officially inaugurated later.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
He ended up pitching a more permanent camp near the footpath, where the beach met the hills.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Secondly, millions of rural agricultural workers labor in open fields without protective boots and walk on unlit footpaths at night.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
BBC Verify analysed the 94 second-long clip, which showed the car driving on footpaths and parkland in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, with Saddington a rear-seat passenger.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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
It seemed at first there was a sheer drop down to the sands, but once you leant over the rail, you could see zigzagging footpaths leading you down the cliff-face to the seafront.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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