The Collaborative International Dictionary
Footpace \Foot"pace`\, n.
A walking pace or step.
A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase.
--Shipley.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A walking pace or step. 2 A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase. n. 1 A walking pace or step. 2 A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase.
Usage examples of "footpace".
They went slowly, for they rode with an army at their backs, and matched their pace to the footpace of the kerns.
He passed the boats, going between them and the cliffs, at a footpace, with his eyes on the ground, and not even a glance at the two men who were at work on the unfinished boat.
Rostov rode on at a footpace not knowing why or to whom he was now going.
Nicholas sent the man to call Natasha and Petya to him, and rode at a footpace to the place where the whips were getting the hounds together.
They rode at a footpace to the barn, where a large crowd of peasants was standing.
In these two or three narrow, cramped streets the appearance of a Rolls Roy ce would cause no comment, but moving at anything more than a majestic footpace called for wings, which would be conspicuous.
A garland of grey hair on his comminated head see him me clambering down to the footpace (descende!