sidewalk

[ sahyd-wawk ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌwɔk /

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noun

a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.

Origin of sidewalk

First recorded in 1660–70; side¹ + walk

Words nearby sidewalk

sidestep, sidestream smoke, sidestroke, sideswipe, sidetrack, sidewalk, sidewalk artist, sidewalk sale, sidewalk superintendent, sidewalking, sidewall

Example sentences from the Web for sidewalk

One police officer was coolly dispatched as he lay wounded on the sidewalk.

France Mourns—and Hunts |Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Mills was lying on the sidewalk, dying, right in front of people trained to save him.

Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans |Philip K. Howard |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He now stood by the sidewalk shrine to the two fallen officers and said.

'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops |Michael Daly |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Only one of the crowd-control barriers was deployed, to close off a sidewalk as the royals arrived.

Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill |Michael Daly |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

A 25-year-old man named Alexander Cooper strode up the sidewalk holding his 3-year-old daughter, Alexis, by the hand.

‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture |Michael Daly |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The street was quite deserted; not even a cat or a policeman moved on it and Van Bibber's footsteps sounded brisk on the sidewalk.

Gallegher and Other Stories |Richard Harding Davis
The figure in the snow stumbled along the sidewalk, clinging to the iron railings.

Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's |Laura Lee Hope
In less than three minutes the sidewalk was swarming with dirty-faced children.

Phemie Frost's Experiences |Ann S. Stephens
Passengers had to avoid the small, absorbed figure in the middle of the sidewalk.

The Open Boat and Other Stories |Stephen Crane
One bright afternoon Keller stood on the sidewalk in front of the store.

The Girl From Keller's |Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for sidewalk

sidewalk

/ (ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk) /

noun

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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sidewalk

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British Dictionary definitions for sidewalk

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sidewalk

noun

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