Dictionary

sidewalk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ (UK)
• /ˈsaɪdwɑk/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (Canada, Philippines, US) A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
   • Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle said body camera video and footage from a nearby business appear to show the suspect charge at officer Travis Brown near a sidewalk during the Friday night protests. 2024 August 13, Emma Tucker and Cindy Von Quednow, “Ferguson police release videos showing officer pushed to sidewalk during protests marking decade since Michael Brown killing”, in CNN:
   • Morning commuters in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas discovered slick sidewalks and icy roadways Monday. 2024 January 21, Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, “Icy conditions make for hazardous travel across central US, but warmer air is on the horizon”, in CNN:
   • Stay on the sidewalk.
2. (US, broadly) Any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road.

Forms

Deriveds

roll up the sidewalks · sidewalk café · sidewalk superintendent · sidewalk shed · sidewalk elevator · sidewalk artist · sidewalk cafe · sidewalk chalk · sidewalk library

Descendants

saydwok

Hyponyms

slidewalk · moving sidewalk

Relateds

front walk

Synonyms

banquette · trottoir · footpath · pavement

Translations (143)

ps پياده رو (paved footpath) · mk плочник (paved footpath) · uz trotuar (paved footpath) · bg тротоа́р (paved footpath) · be тратуа́р (paved footpath) · scn banchina (paved footpath) · ur فُٹ پاتھ (paved footpath) · ar طُوَار (paved footpath) · sq lëmaqe (paved footpath) · ja 歩道 (paved footpath) · et sillutis (paved footpath) · be хо́днік (paved footpath) · fy trottoir (paved footpath) · cy seri (paved footpath) · es vereda (paved footpath) · mk тротоа́р (paved footpath) · ur فَرْش (paved footpath) · sh пло̏чнӣк (paved footpath) · my ပလက်ဖောင်း (paved footpath) · ro trotuar (paved footpath) · kl aqqutissiaq (paved footpath) · ur فُوٹ پاتھ (paved footpath) · de Gehweg (paved footpath) · ar طَوَار (paved footpath) · vec marciapìe (paved footpath) · sq trotuar (paved footpath) · mt bankina (paved footpath) · de Fußgängerweg (paved footpath) · gl calzada (paved footpath) · pt passeio (paved footpath) · el πεζοδρόμιο (paved footpath) · ky тротуар (paved footpath) · is fortóv (paved footpath) · hu járda (paved footpath) · lt danga (paved footpath) · yue 行人路 (paved footpath) · nn fortau (paved footpath) · bn ফুটপাথ (paved footpath) · prs پِیَادَهرَو (paved footpath) · pl chodnik (paved footpath) · eu espaloi (paved footpath) · tet trotoár (paved footpath) · sl pločnik (paved footpath) · hi फुटपाथ (paved footpath) · is gangstétt (paved footpath) · yue 行人徑 /行人径 (paved footpath) · gd cabhsair (paved footpath) · ms laluan jalan kaki (paved footpath) · ka ტროტუარი (paved footpath) · tg пайраха (paved footpath) · de Trottoir (paved footpath) · hy լրիկ (paved footpath) · nl trottoir (paved footpath) · nrf pavé (paved footpath) · id trotoar (paved footpath) · az səki (paved footpath) · io trotuaro (paved footpath) · yi טראָטואַר (paved footpath) · ar رَصِيف (paved footpath) · ga cosán (paved footpath) · uk хідни́к (paved footpath) · gsw Trottoir (paved footpath) · de Gehsteig (paved footpath) · fi jalkakäytävä (paved footpath) · tl bangketa (paved footpath) · hy տրոտուար (paved footpath) · sh trotòār (paved footpath) · tg пиёдарав (paved footpath) · nl stoep (paved footpath) · ru тротуа́р (paved footpath) · es acera (paved footpath) · kk аяқжол (paved footpath) · cy palmant (paved footpath) · he מִדְרָכָה (paved footpath) · nrf trottouaithe (paved footpath) · it marciapiede (paved footpath) · te కాలిబాట (paved footpath) · km ចិញ្ចើមថ្នល់ (paved footpath) · nb fortau (paved footpath) · th บาทวิถี (paved footpath) · de Bürgersteig (paved footpath) · es escarpa (paved footpath) · cmn 步道 (paved footpath) · kmr peyarê (paved footpath) · ro caldarâm (paved footpath) · hi फ़ुटपाथ (paved footpath) · sv trottoar (paved footpath) · fy stoepe (paved footpath) · ayl مرشبيدي (paved footpath) · bg пло́чник (paved footpath) · ko 인도 (paved footpath) · cmn 人行道 (paved footpath) · lv trotuārs (paved footpath) · fi katukäytävä (paved footpath) · mn явган зам (paved footpath) · mk пешачник (paved footpath) · ky жанжол (paved footpath) · ro pavaj (paved footpath) · tg пиёдагард (paved footpath) · eo trotuaro (paved footpath) · ca voravia (paved footpath) · gl paseo (paved footpath) · hu gyalogjáró (paved footpath) · es andén (paved footpath) · ja 人道 (paved footpath) · nl voetpad (paved footpath) · ia trottoir (paved footpath) · es hacera (paved footpath) · unm pëmichi tëmakanëtët (paved footpath) · hi पटरी (paved footpath) · ms trotoar (paved footpath) · pt calçada (paved footpath) · kk тротуар (paved footpath) · th ฟุตบาท (paved footpath) · ps پلي لار (paved footpath) · uk тротуа́р (paved footpath) · lo ທາງຍ່າງ (paved footpath) · tg пиёдараҳа (paved footpath) · ja 舗道 (paved footpath) · fa-ira پِیادِهرُو (paved footpath) · ko 보도 (paved footpath) · gl beirarrúa (paved footpath) · ja 舗装 (paved footpath) · az küçə səkisi (paved footpath) · sk chodník (paved footpath) · sh трото̀а̄р (paved footpath) · ru мостова́я (paved footpath) · uz yoʻlka (paved footpath) · hy մայթ (paved footpath) · cs chodník (paved footpath) · th ทางเท้า (paved footpath) · ca vorera (paved footpath) · de Gangsteig (paved footpath) · mk допат (paved footpath) · lo ທາງເທົ້າ (paved footpath) · fr trottoir (paved footpath) · af sypaadjie (paved footpath) · es banqueta (paved footpath) · vi vỉa hè (paved footpath) · lv ietve (paved footpath) · tr kaldırım (paved footpath) · da fortov (paved footpath) · sh plȍčnīk (paved footpath)