speedwalk

[ speed-wawk ]

noun

1. an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of speedwalk¹

speed + walk

Example Sentences

From there, fans speedwalk to a gate near the first hole that some call the Green Monster, the final barrier between them and the course.

From Wall Street Journal

Every December, Ms. Chittenden emails some of the other regulars behind Amen Corner with a reminder to get in shape for their annual speedwalk in April.

From Wall Street Journal

Teams of six people will speedwalk around the memorial, passing off a baguette like a baton.

From Washington Post

Last spring, with the Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Co. of Aurora, Ill., its partner in the new belt company, Goodyear installed its first project: a $75,000 "speedwalk" to carry New Jersey commuters 227 ft. from the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad's Jersey City terminal up an incline to the Erie Railroad station.

From Time Magazine Archive