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footway [ˈfʊtˌweɪ] n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) a way or path for pedestrians, such as a raised walk along the edge of a bridge Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The oil and cotton lamps, though regularly trimmed twice or thrice in the long winter nights, burnt feebly at the best; and at a late hour, when they were unassisted by the lamps and candles in the shops, cast but a narrow track of doubtful light upon the footway, leaving the projecting doors and house-fronts in the deepest gloom. At length, having passed nearly across the bridge, we approached the termination of the footway, when our progress was impeded by a turnstile of some height. It overlooked a clean, melancholy, unfrequented canal, which had a narrow riva or convenient footway on either side. |
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