footstep Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sound of a step of someone walking
    step; footfall.
    • he heard footsteps on the porch
  2. noun the act of taking a step in walking
  3. noun the distance covered by a step
    pace; step; stride.
    • he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig

WordNet

Foot"step` noun
Definitions
  1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom.
    How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. Bryant.
  2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.

Webster 1913