footpath
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈfutˌpæθ/
- UK
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sendero
- She found a lovely footpath that led directly to the river.
- roads and footpaths
Find him early hours of New Year's Day, dead on the on the footpath.
- Find him early hours of New Year's Day, dead on the on the footpath.
- After that, the definitive map is set and there are no mysterious maybe footpaths out there.
Examples
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Two days later, wandering down the footpath along the riverbank, I heard a woman's voice singing in Mopan.
Fiction book (1996) -
The cool, salty air refreshed him just enough, and he followed the footpath down to the beach.
Fiction book (1999) -
Bike path goes to the right, the footpath goes to the left.
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What if I take the footpath?
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Soon they would leave the footpath and take a back road through the woods.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Where else besides the village does this footpath lead?" Julian asked him.
Fiction book (1993) -
From the bottom of the hill leading up to the house, there is a small footpath lined with flagstones.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's a public footpath.
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The first bridge we found, after an hour-long hike along well-worn footpaths, was a magnificent forty-foot span.
Academic text (2003) -
The children walked along the footpath that winds through the park.
Synonyms
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A path or road from one place to another
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1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
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A way or track that people and things move along for travel
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A paved path next to a street for people to walk on
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1.6
A rough path through the countryside for walking or riding
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A path people use near a building or in a garden
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A path made for people to go on foot
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2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
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A small quiet road in the countryside that people do not use often
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A path in the mountains for walking or hiking
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A narrow path where only one person, bike or vehicle can pass at a time
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A path beside a canal or river once used to pull boats
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An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff
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A path for people to walk on, often by a road or river
A path for people to walk on beside a road
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
A path along the top of a hill used for walking or travel
A small narrow lane in a village or countryside
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Etymology
Footpath is made from the two words foot and path, so it means 'a path for feet' that people walk on. That's why a footpath is a narrow way often away from roads or through the countryside.