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
Example Sentences
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A series of messages guided him to a wad of cash hidden under some rubbish near the entrance to a footpath tunnel.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Anthony travelled back across London, arrived at East Finchley, and turned into the narrow footpath beside the railway line - a shortcut towards home.
From BBC ● Jul. 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
Roads will reopen after six hours, and organisers have asked anyone continuing along the route after that time to move onto the footpath and follow road safety laws.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
On the footpath that led past the warren, bright threads of light—watery, a mirage—trickled and glittered across the shortest, smoothest grass.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Residents have described riders performing wheelies and riding on pavements and footpaths at high speed, often while wearing balaclavas.
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
Cars parked perpendicular to the kerb often conceal footpaths or block them altogether, while vehicles parked directly on pavements are a common sight.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"In Delhi, many roads do have footpaths, but they're often unusable because of poor governance."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
My own head filled with memories of footpaths, burrows, bushes, and faint rises I’d grown to know on the prairie, faint reminders of our old home.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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