sidewalk
[ sahyd-wawk ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌwɔk /
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noun
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Origin of sidewalk
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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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sidewalk
"path for pedestrians on the side of a street," 1739, from side (adj.) + walk (n.). The use of sidewalk for pavement as one of the characteristic differences between American and British English has been noted since at least 1902.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper