Meanings
plural walkways
- A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
Walkways and handrails were also upgraded during the work, to improve safety for maintenance staff.
2020 July 15, “Network News: £2 million repairs complete at Eskmeals viaduct”, in Rail, page 224 more examples
The slope [at Bank station, Waterloo & City] was always resented, especially on Monday morning, and it was supplemented by the installation of the Underground's first Trav-o-lator - or moving walkway - in 1960.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, pages 110–111SDCC is crowded enough without a few hundred more chuds in rascal scooters cutting in line and taking up space on the public walkways because they heard the cast of The Big Bang Theory was going to be here or something.
2014 July 28, Jeremy Azevedo, “Actually, Comic-Con Is Fucking Awesome”, in ViceThe funding will allow state and city officials to devise a community-driven plan to cap parts of the 6.5-mile expressway with structures that could reduce traffic noise and contain green space, pedestrian walkways and air filtration systems.
2021 November 30, Aliya Uteuova, “The plan to transform one of New York City’s dirtiest freeways into green space”, in The GuardianFor now, the walkway will remain bare, although there are plans for it to be used to exhibit art and relics.
2024 December 20, Angela Giuffrida, “Corridor of power: the Medicis’ cross-river Florence walkway opens to public”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishwalk
- Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*wegaz
- Proto-West Germanic*weg
- Old Englishweġ
- Middle Englishwey
- Englishway
- Englishwalkway
Translations
Bulgarian пешеходна пътека
- пешеходна пътека (pešehodna păteka)clearly defined path
Chinese Mandarin 走道, 步道
- 走道 (zǒudào)clearly defined path
- 步道 (bùdào)clearly defined path
Dutch voetpad
- voetpadclearly defined path
Esperanto irvojo, piedvojo
- irvojoclearly defined path
- piedvojoclearly defined path
Finnish kävelytie, jalkakäytävä
- kävelytieclearly defined path
- jalkakäytäväclearly defined path
German Fußweg
- Fußwegclearly defined path
Greek διάδρομος, δίοδος
- διάδρομος (diádromos)clearly defined path
- δίοδος (díodos)clearly defined path
Hungarian gyalogút, átjáró
- gyalogútclearly defined path
- átjáróclearly defined path
- folyosóclearly defined path
- függőfolyosóclearly defined path
- gangclearly defined path
Irish siúlán, siúlbhealach
- siúlánclearly defined path
- siúlbhealachclearly defined path
Italian passerella
- passerellaclearly defined path
Japanese 歩道
- 歩道 (hodō)clearly defined path
Polish chodnik, pasaż
- chodnikclearly defined path
- pasażclearly defined path
Spanish pasarela
- pasarelaclearly defined path
Cite this entry
walkway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walkway
“walkway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walkway. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walkway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walkway.
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