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foot·way
/
ˈfʊtˌweɪ
/
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f
oo
t
-wey
]
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noun
1.
a way or path for people going on foot.
2.
Also called
footpath
.
British
.
a sidewalk.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
fotewey.
See
foot
,
way
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footway
(ˈfʊtˌweɪ)
—
n
a way or path for pedestrians, such as a raised walk along the edge of a bridge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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