Footpad meaning
A thief who preys on pedestrians.
noun
The cushionlike flesh on the underpart of the toes and feet of many animals.
noun
A plate or similar structure on the leg of a spacecraft that distributes weight and helps prevent sinking after landing.
noun
A highwayman who traveled on foot.
noun
The cushionlike flesh on the underpart of the toes and feet of many animals.
noun
Advertisement
(Australia) (also "foot pad") An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
noun
Origin of footpad
- 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