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

The mother of the young victim broke down in tears and collapsed to her knees during a community vigil on Sunday on a sidewalk in the South Side Chicago neighborhood where her daughter was attacked. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured the lead-up to the encounter, which shows Bonner and two male friends walk past a third man who had been standing on the sidewalk. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Mustard’s Last Stand, the hot-dog stand right next to Ryan Field, tried to entice some of them with a food cart by the sidewalk. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Some of those projects include new sidewalk and crosswalk installations, citywide traffic-calming measures and sidewalk extensions. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

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
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock

Kids Definition

sidewalk

noun

side·​walk ˈsīd-ˌwȯk 

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