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footway

[foot-wey] / ˈfʊtˌweɪ /
NOUN
catwalk
Synonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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"So we've got more staff deployed for example to work on road clearance and footway clearance and we've got additional kit coming in from other local authorities as well."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

A report found concerns on the route between Fochriw and Idris Davies School in Abertysswg, due to a section of "non-continuous footway" along a 30mph road.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Roads officials said an "optical illusion appeared to have been created when the footway was extended next to the cycle lane".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

It said the footway on Nursery Road's north side had never been signed as shared use and did not appear as a cycle route on council bike maps.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Then his eyes came back to his immediate surroundings, and discovered that he was sitting on the boarded footway of a small country railroad depot.

From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell




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