sidewalk

noun

side·​walk ˈsīd-ˌwȯk 

: a usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street

Examples of sidewalk in a Sentence

Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.

Recent Examples on the Web

What To Know Members of Night Runners WPB reported that the driver made several passes in an apparent attempt to hit group members, accelerated toward them, then drove across sidewalks, grass and an embankment before fleeing via Okeechobee Boulevard, WPBPD said in a press release. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

On a sidewalk or partially blocking a driveway. —Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025

Social media video shared in the immediate aftermath showed first responders performing CPR on one of the troops and treating the other on a sidewalk covered in broken glass. —Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025

But crucial to the redevelopment are infrastructure costs, including less-sexy elements like water, stormwater and sewer systems that are in need of improvements alongside work on sidewalks, parking, lighting, outdoor gathering space and the like. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sidewalk

• sidewalk café
• sidewalk sale
• sidewalk superintendent

Rhymes for sidewalk

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• isopach
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk

Kids Definition

sidewalk

noun

side·​walk ˈsīd-ˌwȯk 

: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road