footway

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for footway in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot +‎ way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg.

Noun

footway (plural footways)

A passage for pedestrians only.

Synonyms

(passage for pedestrians): footpath, platform, pavement, sidewalk

References

footway in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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