Definition of footbridge
:a bridge for pedestrians
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Examples of footbridge in a Sentence
We built a wooden footbridge over the creek.
Recent Examples of footbridge from the Web
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Other Graffiti was reported on the footbridge leading up to Hoyt Park, 1800 Swan Blvd. at 9 a.m. on Aug. 22.
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At nearly 60 miles, the McCarthy Road is a fair distance between Chitina and the footbridge leading into McCarthy (year-round population around 40).
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Someone also had built a footbridge to improve access to the area.
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The swamp covers most of the first floor, with footbridges spanning the gaps between dry land.
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Around 10 a.m., the park employee spotted the device on the covered footbridge leading from the parking lot to park entrance.
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To the Seattle Parks Department for its failure to reopen the footbridge over the water near MOHAI in Lake Union Park.
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As a result of bear activity, part of Snow Creek Trail near a footbridge has been closed to overnight camping.
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That led past a beautiful bank of reeds and nearly all the way to my old neighborhood of Tremont before turning back onto a new footbridge over Scranton Rd. and a return through a lovely wooded area to the start line.
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First Known Use of footbridge
15th century
FOOTBRIDGE Defined for English Language Learners
footbridge
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noun
Definition of footbridge for English Language Learners
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: a bridge for people who are walking
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