walkway
/ˈwɔkˌweɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "SDCC 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."
- "Walkways and handrails were also upgraded during the work, to improve safety for maintenance staff."
- "The 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."
- "For now, the walkway will remain bare, although there are plans for it to be used to exhibit art and relics."
Etymology
Etymology tree English walk Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wegaz Proto-West Germanic *weg Old English weġ Middle English wey English way English walkway From walk + way.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɔkˌweɪ/
- British English: /ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/