Footway
//ˈfʊtˌweɪ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A passage reserved only for pedestrians.
"On the right, as you enter from Whitechapel Road, is the public footway to Durward Street that will provide a new route across the railway during the day."
Example
More examples"On the right, as you enter from Whitechapel Road, is the public footway to Durward Street that will provide a new route across the railway during the day."
Etymology
From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg.
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