footway
- noun
- /ˈfʊtˌweɪ/
- UK
:
paseo
- Not all the route was through the small, narrow footways.
Examples
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The brush and bracken grew thick in the footway, and the ground seemed to be healing over, so that in the near future the way would not even remain as a scar.
Fiction book (1997) -
He prowled along the footway.
Fiction book (1994) -
They strongly disagree with the proposal to deposit cyclists onto a 'shared use' footway before and after the roundabout. Very few of the current users are likely to use such a fiddly and inconvenient means of negotiating the roundabout, which is spot on.
Blog text (13) -
In this case, demands for segregation in TfL's junction review have been answered with this design, which tells cyclists to get on the footway and then return to the road via an unsheltered leap-of-faith dropped kerb.
Blog text (13) -
The footway along the busy street was filled with pedestrians enjoying the sunny weather.
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Children walked safely on the footway while their parents watched from the nearby park.
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To avoid the traffic, we decided to take the footway that runs parallel to the road.
Synonyms
969
1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
560
1.0
A paved path next to a street for people to walk on
123
1.0
A path people use near a building or in a garden
51
2.0
A path made for people to go on foot
42
1.0
A path at the side of a road for people to walk on
39
2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
9
1.9
A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
7
4.2
A protected path or area with plants for walking, biking, and enjoying nature
1
2.6
A path for people to walk on, often by a road or river
A wide public path lined with trees for walking
A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
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Etymology
Footway is made from two simple words, foot and way, and literally means a 'path for feet', like the word footpath. So a footway is a public path for people to walk on, often beside a road.