pedwayn.
/ˈpɛdweɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɛdˌweɪ/ Chiefly North American.
A walkway or paved footpath; esp. one designed to separate pedestrians from urban traffic.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > foot(-)path > by side of street or road
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pedway1965
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > foot(-)path > by side of street or road > a moving pavement
pedway1965
1965 Plan in Official Archit. & Planning (Corporation of London) (1968) Aug. 1036 (key) Proposed Pedway Network.
1966 Times 21 Sept. 10/7 If their plan comes true the entire City will be covered by a spider's web of ‘pedways’.
1973 Civil Engin. (U.S.) Sept. 65/1 Underground pedways are another approach to the separation of man and vehicles.
1985 Los Angeles Times 27 Jan. viii. 1/4 The bridges—commonly known as pedways—would be a relatively small item in the scope of the..project.
1995 enRoute May 69/1 The downtown Eaton Centre is linked by pedway to the City Centre, Manulife Place and Edmonton Centre malls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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