footway

Example Sentences

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Other cars parked on the footway outside the hotel were moved voluntarily on Tuesday by their owners, the council said.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

PC Harrison told the court he "did not see her in the footway at all on the approach".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

It said the footway on Nursery Road's north side had never been signed as shared use and did not appear as a cycle route on council bike maps.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

The Met Police say they will issue fines of £50 for riding on the footway - and £100 and six driving licence penalty points for using a mobile phone or riding through a red light.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2022

The postern faced the sea, and the harbour and quay were hidden from him by the circumference of the tower; but he spied a rope ladder dangling from the opening to the narrow footway below.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert