footpath

CEFRB2

/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A path intended for people walking rather than vehicles.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.

Examples

  • A small wicket-gate opened upon a footpath that wound through some shrubbery to the door.

  • The footpath winds its way across open fields.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

More examples

In context

  • I walked along the footpath.

  • I felt refreshed after the short rest, and bade the old man farewell and started for town in company with the scared lad, following the footpath below the Grefsen hill.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English foot path, footpath; equivalent to foot + path. Compare Saterland Frisian Foutpaad (“footpath”), West Frisian fuotpaad (“footpath”), Dutch voetpad (“footpath”), German Low German Footpadd (“footpath”), German Fußpfad (“footpath”).