a way made (across fields, through woods etc) by people walking
course, way
Cases of word usage
1) stray from normal path (circumlocate)
2) a flat piece of stone for a floor, path or pavement (flagstone)
3) a path for people who are walking (footpath)
4) a sharp pain along the path of a nerve (neuralgia)
5) a path followed by a heavenly body, e.g. a planet, or by a man-made object, e.g. a satellite, round another body (orbit)
6) to put flat stones, bricks etc on (a path etc) (pave)
7) (also 'slipway' or 'the slips') a sloping path down to the water for ships or boats (slip away)
8) a line or series of marks left by a vehicle, person, animal etc passing along; a rough path; a path prepared for racing; a set of rails for trains etc (track)
9) a mark or series of marks left by a person or thing that has passed; a track or smell left by an animal or person; a path through rough country; (to cause something) to be pulled behind (through the air or over a surface) (trail)
10) a journey on foot, especially for pleasure or exercise; a manner or style of walking; a path or route for a walk (walk)