walkway

[ wawk-wey ]

noun

1. any passage for walking, 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 ( def 2 ).

walkway

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of walkway¹

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

Example Sentences

You can choose to walk the shore at San Pedro Bay or the paved walkway at the top of the beach to Belmont Pier.

From Los Angeles Times

Start your day hiking southeast along the shore of Huntington City Beach for a mile and Huntington State Beach for an additional 2.5 miles, or along the paved walkway at the top of the beach, heading toward the Santa Ana River.

From Los Angeles Times

The paved walkway will end, and you can stroll through the neighborhoods one block from the beach, returning to the walkway at 36th Street, or continue on the beach all the way to Newport Pier.

From Los Angeles Times

The fig and avocado trees were pruned a bit to provide as much sun as possible for the garden; a round steel trellis was installed on a walkway to support a thriving passion fruit vine; a guava hedge was cut back to create room for a blackberry patch and fruit trees such as white nectarine and pomegranate; and thick mulch was laid around the walkways to deter weeds.

From Los Angeles Times

Police tape sealed off the raised walkway outside the house and lane running up the side of the house and garden on an estate in Nantyglo, in Blaenau Gwent on Tuesday morning.

From BBC

Related Words

• aisle
• avenue
• direction
• highway
• lane
• line
• passage
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• procedure
• rail
• road
• roadway
• route
• street
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