footpath

noun

foot·​path ˈfu̇t-ˌpath 

-ˌpäth

: a narrow path for pedestrians

Synonyms of footpath

• trail
• path
• pathway

Examples of footpath in a Sentence

a footpath winding through the garden

found the footpath leading down into the valley

Recent Examples on the Web

The 400-year span starts with the Lenape footpath and works its way up to today, when one of the last Bowery artists, Billy Sullivan, has painted the denizens as part of a massive installation of portraits. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

But this one swept through Bright Angel Canyon, the site of one of the few footpaths that lead up the Gran Canyon’s North Rim. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Take the paved footpath behind Zori past olive groves to reach the ACI Marina, its restaurants and the taxi boats that take you to Hvar Town and the notoriously hedonistic beach club, Carpe Diem, on the neighboring island of Marinkovac. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Cultivating tradition Hours down a narrow, mountainous footpath, Reynalda García Juárez is tending to those roots, quite literally. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for footpath

• bloodbath
• towpath
• warpath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• hath
• lath
• math
• path
• rath
• spath

Kids Definition

footpath

noun

foot·​path -ˌpath 

-ˌpȧth

: a narrow path for pedestrians