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footpaths

  • plural
    of footpath.
    footpath
    noun
    a path for people going on foot.

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Public footpaths and a scheme to slow the flow of the river in heavy rainfall are being planned.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The protest involved dozens of people walking on public footpaths and then going through a gap in the metal fencing around the site to access the private land.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

"In Delhi, many roads do have footpaths, but they're often unusable because of poor governance."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

For the next few days, the guerrillas stuck to narrow jungle footpaths, moving at a steady jog to avoid any of the American or South Vietnamese patrols in the area.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge