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slidewalk

noun

Etymology

Blend of slide + sidewalk.

  1. derived from *walg-✻ — “to twist, turn, move”
  2. inherited from *walkaną✻ — “to roll, toss, turn, wind; to walk, wander, wend; to full, trample”
  3. inherited from *walkan✻
  4. inherited from wealcian — “to curl, roll up, twist; to wrinkle”
  5. inherited from wealcan — “to move around; to revolve; to roll; to fluctuate; to discuss”
  6. inherited from walk
  7. formed as sidewalk — “side + walk”
  8. compounded as slidewalk — “slide + sidewalk”

Definitions

  1. A pavement/sidewalk that moves in the manner of a conveyor belt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA