moving sidewalk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of moving sidewalk
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This jet stream is like a moving sidewalk at the airport, where storms can pick up baggage along the way.
From Los Angeles Times
“The next week we were traveling back through Miami airport and talking about how we had seen Dan Marino. A couple behind us on the moving sidewalk overheard and thought it was very interesting. I looked across at the opposite moving sidewalk and there was Dan Marino again!”
From Washington Post
We're taking the first step in solving for "why," leaving behind the moving sidewalk we've been on.
From Fox News
It means we're pushing up against the walls of the moving sidewalk we're already on.
From Fox News
The moving sidewalk has such a sneaky allure, because it's safe.
From Fox News
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
