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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Some of the victims were inside a vehicle, while one male was found on the sidewalk, police said. Jordan King shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 The project will address the sidewalk gaps that exist on the current bridge. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Brian McCall wrote he was called around 7:26 a.m. March 19 to the Willows Apartments on the 400 block of Clark Road in Gary where Howell was found lifeless, lying face up on the sidewalk. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025 Carroll Community College’s 3rd annual Family Fun Fest Sunday, featured inflatables, drone simulations, free children’s books, as well as face painting, tie-dyeing t-shirts, rock painting, sidewalk chalk art, sunflower seed planting, a scavenger hunt and a host of other activities. Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025 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

Cite this Entry

“Sidewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewalk. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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