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

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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