sidewalk

[ sahyd-wawk ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌwɔk /

noun

a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.

Words nearby sidewalk

sidestep, sidestream smoke, sidestroke, sideswipe, sidetrack, sidewalk, sidewalk artist, sidewalk sale, sidewalk superintendent, sidewalking, sidewall

Origin of sidewalk

First recorded in 1660–70; side¹ + walk

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Examples from the Web for sidewalks

Small wooden shacks filled with canned goods and phone cards clutter the sidewalks.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They roll back the sidewalks precisely at ten, And the people who live there are not seen again.
Toledo: The Town Too Tough for Toxic Water|P. J. O’Rourke|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The McCullen decision strikes down the Massachusetts law because it includes public streets and sidewalks.
The Supreme Court Lets Abortion Clinics Protect Themselves|Sally Kohn|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alongside the emergency vehicles, neighborhood people clogged the sidewalks.
‘It Sounded Like Someone Kicked My Door In’: The Disaster That Rocked East Harlem|Jacob Siegel|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This was a bright Texas day with a snap to the air, and there were cars on the streets and people on the sidewalks.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns|Jimmy Breslin|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But needless to say, no one wants that remedy, so we go round begging the workingmen not to spit on the sidewalks.
Damaged Goods|Upton Sinclair
The sidewalks overflow and traffic takes to the middle of the streets.
The Personality of American Cities|Edward Hungerford
Sidewalks and streets are filled with people; but the horses have the right of way, and the people are fined if they are run over.
The Jumble Book|David Cory
Upon the sidewalks the little world of Polk Street swarmed and jostled through its daily round of life.
McTeague|Frank Norris
The streets were unpaved, the sidewalks of rough boards in many places, in others no walks at all were attempted.
Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for sidewalks

sidewalk

/ (ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk) /

noun

US and Canadian a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a roadAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): pavement

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