"footway" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfʊtˌweɪ/ Forms: footways [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fotwei}} Middle English fotwei, {{compound|en|foot|way}} foot + way, {{cog|stq|Foutwai}} Saterland Frisian Foutwai, {{cog|de|Fußweg}} German Fußweg Head templates: {{en-noun}} footway (plural footways)
  1. A passage reserved only for pedestrians. Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms (passage for pedestrians): footpath, platform, pavement, sidewalk

Inflected forms

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