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footway

[foot-wey] / ˈfʊtˌweɪ /
NOUN
catwalk
Synonyms
STRONG


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"So we've got more staff deployed for example to work on road clearance and footway clearance and we've got additional kit coming in from other local authorities as well."

From BBC Jan. 6, 2026

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

Roads officials said an "optical illusion appeared to have been created when the footway was extended next to the cycle lane".

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

About £170,000 of active travel budget was spent installing a wide footway along a stretch of the busy Clabby Road in Fivemiletown.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2025

There had not been enough of the brush and lumber for the Carleton purpose but could they place as much more in the same spot, it might make them a footway.

From Cedric, the Forester by Marshall, Bernard Gay




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