footbridge

noun

foot·​bridge ˈfu̇t-ˌbrij How to pronounce footbridge (audio)
: a bridge for pedestrians

Examples of footbridge in a Sentence

We built a wooden footbridge over the creek.
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Standing on a footbridge next to Campbell Parade, the road that runs along Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the father-son duo allegedly used shotguns and rifles to indiscriminately fire on dozens of families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 People gather Thursday on the footbridge used by the gunmen during the Bondi Beach shooting. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025 People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Lim Hui Jie,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025 Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach. Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for footbridge

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of footbridge was in the 15th century

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“Footbridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footbridge. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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footbridge

noun
foot·​bridge -ˌbrij How to pronounce footbridge (audio)
: a bridge for pedestrians

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