footpathnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfʊt.pɑːθ/us/ˈfʊt.pæθ/mainlyUK US usually traila path, especially in the countryside, for walking on
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Roads: pedestrian routes
- alley
- boardwalk
- bridle path
- cart track
- causeway
- crazy paving
- esplanade
- maze
- nature strip
- path
- pathless
- pathway
- pavement
- paver
- sidewalk
- stepping stone
- stile
- the highways and byways idiom
- trackless
- trail
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Examples from literature
- A footpath led across to the lonely cottage.
- I walked among the trees trying to find the footpath.
- The district is one of winding lanes and field footpaths so characteristic of the county.
- There is a more direct footpath across the fields.
- They led along a well-defined footpath running through the woods and up something of a hill.