footway

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footway

/ˈfʊtˌweɪ/

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From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg.

noun footways

A passage reserved only for pedestrians. On the right, as you enter from Whitechapel Road, is the public footway to Durward Street that will provide a new route across the railway during the day.
Similar: footpath, platform, pavement, sidewalk

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@misc{footway_2026,
  title = {footway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}