sidewalk

noun

side·​walk ˈsīd-ˌwȯk How to pronounce sidewalk (audio)
: a usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street

Examples of sidewalk in a Sentence

Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
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They were later seen standing on a sidewalk in the Rincon Hill neighborhood where Lee was stabbed. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 Inside the concrete office building-slash-warehouse with no exterior signs, off a road with no sidewalks in a Central Florida city of 20,000, a group of about two dozen young men lift weights while blasting hip-hop music. Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 Thompson, 50, was shot from behind on the sidewalk outside a NYC Hilton hotel before a shareholder conference. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024 Widened sidewalks and bike lanes with four-foot buffers separating them from the street. Joe Guillen, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sidewalk 

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sidewalk was in 1739

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“Sidewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewalk. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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sidewalk

noun
side·​walk ˈsīd-ˌwȯk How to pronounce sidewalk (audio)
: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road

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