footway means A passage reserved only for pedestrians. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
footway is pronounced /ˈfʊtˌweɪ/.
Etymology
From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg.
noun
- 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.”