footway C2 Topic:Transportation US /ˈfʊtˌweɪ/ UK /ˈfʊtweɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #337460 Meanings 1 noun a path or passage reserved for people travelling on foot Commuters followed the narrow footway beside the railway line. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a path or passage reserved... footpathwalkwaypavementsidewalk Word family Forms footways Related forms pathpedestrianright of way Etymology From Middle English fotwei, a compound of foot and way. It remains especially common in British legal and transport language for a route intended for pedestrians. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # footway **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfʊtˌweɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfʊtweɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 337460 ## Meanings 1. a path or passage reserved for people travelling on foot ## Examples - Commuters followed the narrow footway beside the railway line. ## Synonyms - footpath - walkway - pavement - sidewalk ## Related Forms - path - pedestrian - right of way ## Etymology From Middle English fotwei, a compound of foot and way. It remains especially common in British legal and transport language for a route intended for pedestrians. ## Topics - Transportation markdown