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walkway

American  
[wawk-wey] / ˈwɔkˌweɪ /

noun

  1. any passage for walking, especially one connecting the various areas of a ship, factory, park, etc.

  2. a garden path or walk.

  3. the front walk of a house, leading from the door to the sidewalk or road.

  4. skybridge.


walkway British  
/ ˈwɔːkˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a path designed, and sometimes landscaped, for pedestrian use

  2. a passage or path connecting buildings

  3. a passage or path, esp one for walking over machinery, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of walkway

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; walk + way 1

Example Sentences

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Asked who was paying for the new walkway, Trump replied: "Me."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Separately, Trump said he was replacing the decades-old sandstone paving stones in the colonnade, the pillared walkway that leads from the main White House mansion to the Oval Office.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

We meet at the MD Anderson Cancer Center here, America’s top oncology hospital, and we’re seated at a simple table in a public walkway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"Seeing other dancers around me was really motivating," says Wilson Tay, who used the walkway for dance practice twice a week.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

As if propelled by some force beyond even my own power, my boots kept marching down that walkway, louder and stronger and sturdier than I’d ever walked before.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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