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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Millions more cram the sidewalks to clap, bang drums, and wave sardonic homemade signs. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024 For the last two decades, performance artist Sheryl Oring has towed her typewriter to sidewalks and streets — inviting passersby to write letters to the next president. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Individuals began lining up early in the morning, blocking a sidewalk near the Jenison Field House arena, to be a part of the East Lansing rally that the Democratic presidential nominee is set to attend. Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024 The new generation models can turn 180-degrees almost instantly, which the company says will improve the robot’s ability to navigate narrow sidewalks and reverse out of the way for someone in a wheelchair or a stroller. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 Oct. 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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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