footpad
pronunciation
How to pronounce footpad in British English:
UK ['fʊtpæd]
How to pronounce footpad in American English:
US ['fʊtpæd]
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- Noun:
- a highwayman who robs on foot
Word Origin
- footpad
- footpad: see pad
- footpad (n.)
- "highway robber," 1680s, from foot (n.) + pad "pathway," from Middle Dutch pad "way, path," from Proto-Germanic *patha- "way, path" (see path).
Example
- 1. The beggar may sing before the footpad .
- 2. A beggar may sing before a footpad .
- 3. The lunar module 's starboard footpad and contact probe .
- 4. It is indicated that the middle part of the footpad would be injured easily when jogging , so we should pay attention to the selection of shoes when exercising .