Footpad Definition
fo͝otpăd
footpads
noun
footpads
A thief who preys on pedestrians.
American Heritage
A highwayman who traveled on foot.
Webster's New World
A plate or similar structure on the leg of a spacecraft that distributes weight and helps prevent sinking after landing.
American Heritage
(Australia) (also "foot pad") An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Footpad
Noun
Singular:
footpad
Plural:
footpadsOrigin of Footpad
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foot obsolete pad highwayman (probably from Middle Dutch pad path pent- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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