footpath

[ foot-path, -pahth ]

noun

, plural foot·paths [foot, -pa, th, z, -pah, th, z, -paths, -pahths].

1. a path for people going on foot.
2. British. footway ( def 2 ).

footpath

/ ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ /

noun

1. a narrow path for walkers only
2. another word for pavement

Word History and Origins

Origin of footpath¹

First recorded in 1520–30; foot + path

Example Sentences

Berhane had veered off the usual mountain footpath because he had spotted his family’s sheep and goats grazing - and had gone over to stop them entering someone else’s plot of land.

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Prosecutor James Lake said staff found the bag on a footpath, and saw it fall from Talbot's person after looking back at CCTV.

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The court was told the public footpath was marked by "yellow posts", or waymarkers, which followed the boundary of the field, off Riverside Way.

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Guy Hutton, the farm owner's son, said Ms Morris was found lying injured far away from the designated footpath, and he assisted with efforts to save her.

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Enda Dolan, a talented artist and musician who was studying architecture, was walking to his student accommodation when a van was driven onto a footpath and hit him.

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Related Words

• walkway