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sidewalk.

A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/UK/ˈsaɪdwɔk/US/ˈsaɪdwɑk/cot-caught-merger
  1. A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.

    Canada · Philippines · US
    Stay on the sidewalk.
  2. Any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road.

    US · broadly
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English walk English sidewalk From side + walk.

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