footway

[ foo t-wey ]

/ ˈfʊtˌweɪ /

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noun

a way or path for people going on foot.

Also called footpath. British. a sidewalk.

RELATED WORDS

bridge

Nearby words

footsteps editor, footstock, footstone, footstool, footwall, footway, footwear, footwell, footwork, footworn, footy

Origin of footway

First recorded in 1425–75, footway is from the late Middle English word fotewey. See foot, way¹

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Examples from the Web for footway

As there was no footway, it was the safest and most usual custom to follow a carriage which might be passing across.
Medival London|William Benham
The footway was merely a single row of boards not more than twelve inches wide, and there was no handrail at all.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall
With another awkward bow, he turned away to the right and walked very quickly along the footway.
Marietta|F. Marion Crawford
Instead of footway and street crossing there are broad walks, untrodden stretches of smooth grass.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham

On the Turco-Servian side the masses of rock jut out so far into the stream, that no room is left for a footway.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer

British Dictionary definitions for footway

footway

/ (ˈfʊtˌweɪ) /

noun

a way or path for pedestrians, such as a raised walk along the edge of a bridge

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