sidewalk
noun /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
(North American English) (British English pavement)
- a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on
enlarge image- Elm trees lined the sidewalks.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb2- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- city
- public
- busy
- …
- line
- litter
- sweep
- …
- lead (to something)
- cafe
- table
- vendor
- …
