moving sidewalk
noun
a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
Origin of moving sidewalk
1First 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 BradleyQuickly he moved down onto the nearest moving sidewalk heading toward the living section of the New City.
The Dark Door | Alan Edward NourseThe 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-LindencroneThere was a low buzz of marveling conversation as we made our way onto the moving sidewalk.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory DoctorowAlways that moving sidewalk of questions—that dull, eager stream of consciousness sweeping by.
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