sidewalk

[ sahyd-wawk ]
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noun
  1. a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.

Origin of sidewalk

1
First recorded in 1660–70; side1 + walk

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British Dictionary definitions for sidewalk

sidewalk

/ (ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a road: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): pavement

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