moving sidewalk

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noun
  1. a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.

Origin of moving sidewalk

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use moving sidewalk in a sentence

  • Bart remembered it, five years later, as he got off the strip of moving sidewalk.

    The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Quickly he moved down onto the nearest moving sidewalk heading toward the living section of the New City.

    The Dark Door | Alan Edward Nourse
  • The tapis roulant (moving sidewalk) is a very good scheme, as it takes you to every point.

    The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 | Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
  • There was a low buzz of marveling conversation as we made our way onto the moving sidewalk.

  • Always that moving sidewalk of questions—that dull, eager stream of consciousness sweeping by.

    Crowds | Gerald Stanley Lee