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Definition of sidewalk noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sidewalk

noun
 
/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
 
/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
(North American English)
(British English pavement)
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  1. a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on
    • Elm trees lined the sidewalks.
    Extra Examples
    • I spotted her on a busy sidewalk in Chicago.
    • Snow covered the sidewalk.
    • She stepped off the sidewalk as the light changed.
    • Newspapers and broken glass litter the sidewalk.
    • He used to sit on the cold sidewalk asking for money from passing shoppers.
    • The children were playing on the sidewalk in front of their home.
    • The crowd filled the church and spilled onto the sidewalk outside.
    • They relaxed over wine at a sidewalk table.
    • We stopped for coffee at a sidewalk cafe.
    • Sidewalk vendors were selling hot chestnuts.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • city
    • public
    • busy
    verb + sidewalk
    • line
    • litter
    • sweep
    sidewalk + verb
    • lead (to something)
    sidewalk + noun
    • cafe
    • table
    • vendor
    See full entry
See sidewalk in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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