sidewalk

noun

SaySYD-wawk/ˈsaɪdwɔk/UK/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/

Pluralsidewalks

2 meanings of sidewalk

1
nounPhilippinesUScountable
A paved path running alongside a road, meant for people on foot rather than for vehicles.
The city repaved the sidewalk along Main Street last month.
Children chalked bright drawings all over the sidewalk outside their house.
Similarpavement, footpath
Note
The word is built as plainly as it sounds, side plus walk, and it is the everyday term in American and Philippine English. British English calls the same strip a pavement, which can trip up travelers: in American usage pavement usually means the hard surface of the road itself. Footpath, trottoir and banquette name it too. Ice turns it into news, as in reports of slick sidewalks and icy roadways.
2
nounUScountable
A paved walking path of any kind, including one that does not run beside a road.
A winding sidewalk cut through the park toward the central fountain.
The campus sidewalks connected every building without ever touching a street.
Similarpath, walkway, footpath, pathway

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Origin

Formed in English from "side" plus "walk."