footbridge

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footbridge

  • /ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English fot-brigge, equivalent to foot + bridge.

noun footbridges

  1. A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians. The girder bridge at the head of the pass is used as a footbridge, and is roughly decked.

    Similar: pedestrian bridge

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noun bridge for pedestrians

Españolpuente peatonal, pasarela
한국어인도교 indogyo, 육교(陸橋))) yukgyo, 보도교 bodogyo
日本語歩道橋 hodōkyō
中文天橋 /天桥 tiānqiáo
Portuguêspassarela
Françaispasserelle
DeutschFußgängerbrücke
Italianopasserella, ponte pedonale, palancola
Ελληνικάπεζογέφυρα pezogéfyra, γεφυράκι gefyráki
Românăpunte
Русскийпешехо́дный мо́стик/мост pešexódnyj móstik/most, мо́стик móstik, мостки́ mostkí, схо́дни sxódni

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@misc{footbridge_2026,
  title = {footbridge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footbridge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}