on foot


on foot

Walking or running. We've run out of fuel, so we'll have to make the rest of the journey on foot. When I was a kid, we went to and from school on foot every single day!See also: foot, on

on foot

[running or walking] using the feet. My car won't work so I have to travel on foot. We go everywhere around the campus on foot.See also: foot, on

on foot

Walking or running, not using a vehicle. For example, There's no road to the lodge; we have to get there on foot. [c. 1300] Also see hoof it; on one's feet; on the right foot. See also: foot, on

on foot

COMMON If you go somewhere on foot, you walk there. I left the car park on foot by the car exit.See also: foot, on

on ˈfoot

walking, in contrast to other ways of travelling: It’ll take you half an hour on foot, or five minutes in the car.See also: foot, on