footpace C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˈfʊtˌpeɪs/ UK /ˈfʊtpeɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #1225819 Meanings 1 noun A walking pace or step. We went at a foot-pace, but on the way back we trotted, and there was something to my mind singularly horrible in the way the driver of the hearse whipped up his horses. 2 noun A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase. The king has laid his crown on the ground beside him , and the covered box which represents his present stands on the footpace. Etymology From foot + pace. Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # footpace **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfʊtˌpeɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfʊtpeɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 1225819 ## Meanings 1. A walking pace or step. 2. A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase. ## Examples - We went at a foot-pace, but on the way back we trotted, and there was something to my mind singularly horrible in the way the driver of the hearse whipped up his horses. - The king has laid his crown on the ground beside him , and the covered box which represents his present stands on the footpace. ## Etymology From foot + pace. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown