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footpath

[foot-path, -pahth] / ˈfʊtˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /
NOUN
pathway
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The second gate raises a different question: whether a footpath on Levy’s land, on the lagoon’s edge, is public or private.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

A new footpath stretching around the entire coast of England is being officially inaugurated later.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Enda Dolan, 18, was in his first term at Queen's University Belfast when he was struck by a van that mounted the footpath in 2014.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Dr James Kew was hit by a fallen electricity cable while running on a public footpath across a field in Newport.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The track was mostly a footpath enclosed by a canopy of trees, and it was always in shadow, as if they were driving through a tunnel.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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