a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
Origin of sidewalk
First recorded in 1660–70; side1 + walk
Words nearby sidewalk
side table, side tone, sidetrack, side trip, side-valve engine, sidewalk, sidewalk artist, sidewalking, sidewalk sale, sidewalk superintendent, sidewall
One police officer was coolly dispatched as he lay wounded on the sidewalk.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Mills was lying on the sidewalk, dying, right in front of people trained to save him.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He now stood by the sidewalk shrine to the two fallen officers and said.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only one of the crowd-control barriers was deployed, to close off a sidewalk as the royals arrived.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill|Michael Daly|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A 25-year-old man named Alexander Cooper strode up the sidewalk holding his 3-year-old daughter, Alexis, by the hand.
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture|Michael Daly|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The street was quite deserted; not even a cat or a policeman moved on it and Van Bibber's footsteps sounded brisk on the sidewalk.
Gallegher and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis
The figure in the snow stumbled along the sidewalk, clinging to the iron railings.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope
In less than three minutes the sidewalk was swarming with dirty-faced children.
Phemie Frost's Experiences|Ann S. Stephens
Passengers had to avoid the small, absorbed figure in the middle of the sidewalk.
The Open Boat and Other Stories|Stephen Crane
One bright afternoon Keller stood on the sidewalk in front of the store.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for sidewalk
sidewalk
/ (ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk) /
noun
US and Canadiana hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a roadAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): pavement