footway
Americannoun
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a way or path for people going on foot.
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Also called footpath. British. a sidewalk.
noun
Etymology
Origin of footway
First recorded in 1425–75, footway is from the late Middle English word fotewey. See foot, way 1
Example Sentences
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A report found concerns on the route between Fochriw and Idris Davies School in Abertysswg, due to a section of "non-continuous footway" along a 30mph road.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
Roads officials said an "optical illusion appeared to have been created when the footway was extended next to the cycle lane".
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
About £170,000 of active travel budget was spent installing a wide footway along a stretch of the busy Clabby Road in Fivemiletown.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
It said the footway on Nursery Road's north side had never been signed as shared use and did not appear as a cycle route on council bike maps.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023
The column of prisoners halted in the Avenue Uhrich and was drawn up four or five deep on the footway facing to the road.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
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