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noun (esp. BrE)ADJECTIVE▪ public▪ long-distanceVERB + FOOTPATH▪ follow, take, use▪ keep toFOOTPATH + VERB▪ follow sth, lead, run▪
The footpath runs along the canal.
▪ cross sth▪a footpath crossing farmland
▪ link sth▪the footpath linking Sprotton and Lumm
FOOTPATH + NOUN▪ network, systemPREPOSITION▪ along a/the footpath▪We walked along the footpath.
▪ by (a/the) footpath▪The monastery is an hour away by footpath.
▪ down a/the footpath, on the footpath▪We stood on the footpath and waited for a gap in the traffic.
▪ up a/the footpath▪ footpath across, footpath along, footpath alongside, footpath from, footpath over, footpath through, footpath to▪the footpath through the woods
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footpath — [foot′path΄] n. a narrow path for use by pedestrians only … English World dictionary
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footpath — [[t]f ʊtpɑːθ, pæθ[/t]] footpaths N COUNT A footpath is a path for people to walk on, especially in the countryside … English dictionary
footpath — noun Date: 1526 a narrow path for pedestrians … New Collegiate Dictionary
footpath — /foot path , pahth /, n., pl. footpaths / padhz , pahdhz , paths , pahths /. 1. a path for people going on foot. 2. Brit. footway (def. 2). [1520 30; FOOT + PATH] * * * … Universalium
footpath — noun /fʊtpɑːθ/ A path for pedestrians … Wiktionary