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Definition of Footways
1. footway [n] - See also: footway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Footways
Literary usage of Footways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Civil Engineering by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1907)
"In country roads the construction d the footways is the same with that of a ...
To consolidate footways, a cast iron roller may be used, weighing from j- to ..."
2. Highway Engineering as Presented at the Second International Road Congress by Arthur Horace Blanchard, Henry Bernardin Drowne (1911)
"In very remote streets, if there is a possibility of providing for two vehicles
to pass each other, this should be accomplished even if the footways have to ..."
3. A Text-book on Roads and Pavements by Frederick Putnam Spalding (1912)
"footways. footways are not required to bear the heavy loads which ... Gravel walks
are. the cheapest of footways where suitable material is available. ..."
4. Commentaries on the Law of Public Corporations, Including Municipal by Charles Fisk Beach (1893)
"footways — Dedication, etc.— At common law in England public footways might be
created by dedication or prescription,4 and this is the rule in several of ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"I am not prepared to pay that it is not competent for '„hs legislature to relieve
the municipality from liability for injuries caused by defective footways ..."
6. Journal by General Assembly, Pennsylvania General Assembly. Senate, Pennsylvania (1903)
""An act to authorize the paving of footways in cities of the first class where
property is assessed at suburban rates." House No. 594. ..."
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