Meanings
nounfootway (plural footways)
plural footways
- A passage reserved only for pedestrians.
On the right, as you enter from Whitechapel Road, is the public footway to Durward Street that will provide a new route across the railway during the day.
2019 October, Dan Harvey, “Crossrail Update: Whitechapel barrels on”, in Modern Railways, page 92
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishfotwei
- Englishfootway
From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg.
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APA
footway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footway
MLA
“footway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footway. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footway.
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