Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A narrow path for persons on foot.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A narrow path or way for foot-passengers only.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A narrow path or way for pedestrains only; a footway.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A path for pedestrians.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a trodden path

Etymologies

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From foot +‎ path.

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Examples

  • One day he heard a Raven making a fuss near the River which was about 100 yds down a footpath from the cabin's back door.

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  • Also, in London I recently walked along a road where right next to the quite narrow footpath is a building whose walls are festooned with notices saying that it is a prohibited place (I passed within a foot of at least one notice), yet numerous people were walking along that road and regularly do so.

    David Cameron's reversion to type will help Lib Dems 2008

  • At length retracing the uncertain footpath scaling the precipitous embankment, I seek the level lands where grow the wild prairie flowers.

    American Indian Stories 1921

  • The footpath was a throng of people jostling for space, drifting onto the road, cars honking.

    The Legacy Kirsten Tranter 2010

  • On the lawn by the footpath was a motorcycle, the engine still rumbling.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • On the lawn by the footpath was a motorcycle, the engine still rumbling.

    City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008

  • Cycling on the footpath is a good idea until it turns out someone has left a tree branch lying across it.

    Archive 2007-12-01 StyleyGeek 2007

  • Cycling on the footpath is a good idea until it turns out someone has left a tree branch lying across it.

    Lessons learned StyleyGeek 2007

  • The footpath was a very rough track which led upwards to a five-barred gate.

    The Dancing Druids Mitchell, Gladys, 1901- 1948

  • I recall another footpath near Worcester, Massachusetts; it leads up from the low meadows into the wildest region of all that vicinity, Tatesset Hill.

    Oldport Days 1873

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