footpath

Meaning

1. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
2. A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.

Synonyms

sidewalk

path

🛣️

pavement

pathway

trail

footway

lane

walkway

alley

paseo

bush path

foot-pavement

pedestrian path

walk path

humanity

passage

road

🛣️

side walk

track

trackway

walk

🚶

way

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/

Etymology

From Middle English foot path, footpath; equivalent to foot + path. Compare Saterland Frisian Foutpaad (“footpath”), West Frisian fuotpaad (“footpath”), Dutch voetpad (“footpath”), German Low German Footpadd (“footpath”), German Fußpfad (“footpath”).