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[ foot-brij ] / ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR footbridge ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna bridge intended for pedestrians only. Origin of footbridgeFirst recorded in 1325–75, footbridge is from the Middle English word fotbrigge.See foot, bridge1 Words nearby footbridgefootbath, foot-binding, footboard, footboy, foot brake, footbridge, foot-candle, footcare, footcloth, foot doctor, foot-dragging Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footbridgeHe remembered a footbridge the other volunteers had guessed at. Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts|Debra A. Klein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST In a clever twist of new-meets-old, the MuCEM is connected to the nearby 17th-century Fort St. Jean by footbridge. Watch Out, Paris! Marseille Is on the Rise|Anna Watson Carl|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST John, with his stolen bride, hurriedly crossed the footbridge and ran to the men who were holding the horses. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall|Charles Major Crossing the Vilcabamba on a footbridge that afternoon, we came immediately upon some old ruins that were not Incaic.
There was a footbridge for pedestrians on one side of the road, but we were not allowed to go over it. The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous We slipped across a footbridge over Cedar Creek, and whistled. At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch After two hours of this painful but orderly progression, they arrived before the footbridge over the Yser. Dixmude|Charles Le Goffic
British Dictionary definitions for footbridge
nouna narrow bridge for the use of pedestrians Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to footbridgeviaduct, walkway, span, skyway |