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side·walk

   [sahyd-wawk]
noun
a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
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Origin:
1660–70; side1 + walk
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sidewalk (ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk)
 
—n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): pavement a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a road

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sidewalk
"path for pedestrians on the side of a street," 1739, from side (adj.) + walk (n.).
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