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footbridge

/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪdʒ/ /ˈfʊdˌbɹɪdʒ/

Meanings
noun
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.

Examples :

"To get to the park, we walked across the footbridge over the busy highway. "
architecture structure building place

Related Words

Illustration bridge

bridge noun

/bɹɪd͡ʒ/

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

"The new bridge over the creek allows students to walk to school safely. "

Illustration pedestrians

pedestrians noun

/pəˈdɛstriənz/ /pɪˈdɛstriənz/

A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

"The crosswalk allows pedestrians to safely cross the busy street. "

Illustration road

road noun

/ɹəʊd/ /ɹoʊd/

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

"The road to school was bumpy, but the family car made the journey comfortable. "

Illustration busy

busy noun

/ˈbɪzi/

A police officer.

"The busy responded to the report of a fight at the school. "

Illustration river

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

Illustration highway

highway noun

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

"The school bus is a highway for getting students to school safely. "

Illustration railway

railway noun

/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/

A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.

"The railway allows people to travel quickly between cities. "

Illustration over

over noun

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

A set of six legal balls bowled.

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

Illustration etc

etc adverb

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Alternative form of etc.

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration walked

walked verb

/wɔːkt/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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park noun

[paːk] [pɐːk] [pɑːk]

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

"The city park provides a beautiful place for families to relax and enjoy the outdoors. "