footpathfoot‧path /ˈfʊtpɑːθ $ -pæθ/ ●●○ noun [countable] especially British English 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- There are over 1,000 miles of public footpaths within the national park boundaries.
- They followed the coastal footpath into the village.
- Easily Accessible: There are many footpaths around the farm.
- It is connected by public footpaths with the Durlston Country Park.
- The footpaths are muddy, the huts are dusty and several of them are under much-needed renovation.
- The air is filled with a dingo's howl, the footpaths alive with the poisonous snakes on their slithering nocturnal hunt.
- The route follows public footpaths and bridleways for the most part which are signed conventionally with yellow marks for footpaths, blue for bridleways.
- The route is waymarked throughout its length and uses footpaths, sections of disused railway line and some minor roads.
- The unwary movement caused her foot to slip on the footpath made muddy by the overnight rain.
- There is no cover for damage to terraces, patios, driveways, footpaths, garden walls and hedges.
Longman Language Activatora path for people to walk on
a long, narrow piece of ground for people to walk along: · A narrow path took us down to the river.down/along a path: · He lead me down a path to a farmhouse.garden path: · Mrs Smith was singing as she came up the garden path.
British /sidewalk American a path built along the side of a street for people to walk on: · Christopher wandered along the sidewalk, looking into store windows.· What annoys me is that everyone parks on the pavement in front of our house.
British a public path for people to walk on in the country: · They followed the coastal footpath into the village.public footpath (=a path that anyone can use, especially one on private land): · There are over 1,000 miles of public footpaths within the national park boundaries.
American a path in the mountains or in the forest: · The trail follows the river most of the way to Avalanche Lake.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Canals divert water from the Truckee River into the lake.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a narrow path for people to walk along, especially in the country SYN trail American English Canals divert water from the Truckee River into the lake.· Support is offered to bring all public footpaths and bridlepaths into good order by 2000.· It is connected by public footpaths with the Durlston Country Park.· Easily Accessible: Downhayes is set in an area of small working farms with few public footpaths in the immediate area.· The route follows public footpaths and bridleways for the most part which are signed conventionally with yellow marks for footpaths, blue for bridleways.· Fortunately not every public footpath in the county is closed.· Just wander round, keeping to the public footpaths and tracks, seeing where you end up.· The ten mile route uses a variety of public footpaths, bridleways and pavements through Horton, Colnbrook and Iver.
VERB· I'd like to follow footpaths but the obstructions are too frequent.· Then it was simply a matter of following footpaths to wells and villages.· The route follows public footpaths and bridleways for the most part which are signed conventionally with yellow marks for footpaths, blue for bridleways.