moving sidewalk

noun

1. a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moving sidewalk¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Swells of ambient music rise to meet passengers as the moving sidewalk whisks them through the terminal.

From Los Angeles Times

The group lifted the calf to the surface to breathe as they moved below, acting as a kind of moving sidewalk to keep the calf afloat.

From National Geographic

This jet stream is like a moving sidewalk at the airport, where storms can pick up baggage along the way.

From Los Angeles Times

“The next week we were traveling back through Miami airport and talking about how we had seen Dan Marino. A couple behind us on the moving sidewalk overheard and thought it was very interesting. I looked across at the opposite moving sidewalk and there was Dan Marino again!”

From Washington Post

We're taking the first step in solving for "why," leaving behind the moving sidewalk we've been on.

From Fox News