footpath
noun/ˈfʊtpɑːθ/
/ˈfʊtpæθ/
- (especially British English) a path that is made for people to walk along, especially in the country
- a public footpath
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesc1- The footpath runs along the canal.
- We walked along the footpath.
- the footpath through the wood
- Follow the marked footpath.
- It was an isolated church reached by a footpath across the fields.
- The house is a mile off the road along a muddy footpath.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- long-distance
- follow
- take
- use
- …
- follow something
- lead
- run
- …
- network
- system
- along a/the footpath
- by (a/the) footpath
- down a/the footpath
- …
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- (Australian English, New Zealand English, British English) a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on; a pavementOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- public
- long-distance
- follow
- take
- use
- …
- follow something
- lead
- run
- …
- network
- system
- along a/the footpath
- by (a/the) footpath
- down a/the footpath
- …
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