slidewalkn.

Brit.

/ˈslʌɪdwɔːk/, U.S.

/ˈslaɪdˌwɔk/,

/ˈslaɪdˌwɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slide n., slide v., walk n.¹

Etymology: < slide n. or slide v. + walk n.¹, after sidewalk n.

Science Fiction.

A moving pavement.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > other means of conveyance > [noun] > moving pavement

moving sidewalk1871

moving platform1892

moving walkway1899

slidewalk1948

Speed-walk1955

travelator1955

moving pavement1960

1948 R. A. Heinlein Space Cadet i. 2 A pair of slidewalks stretched from the station to the hall; they stepped onto the one running toward the building. The slidewalk was crowded.

1974 J. Haldeman Forever War (1976) 127 All the buildings were connected by slidewalk to the largest place, a fullerdome with stores and schools and offices.

1989 D. K. Moran Long Run 9 It was a twenty-minute slidewalk trip..through streets lined by gray plastisteel residential high rises.

2000 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 1 Jan. a22 Not a word about jetpacks and slidewalks. Search the words ‘future’ and ‘predictions’ and you'll get no results.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slidewalk
释义	slidewalkn. Brit. /ˈslʌɪdwɔːk/, U.S. /ˈslaɪdˌwɔk/, /ˈslaɪdˌwɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slide n., slide v., walk n.¹ Etymology: < slide n. or slide v. + walk n.¹, after sidewalk n. Science Fiction. A moving pavement. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > other means of conveyance > [noun] > moving pavement moving sidewalk1871 moving platform1892 moving walkway1899 slidewalk1948 Speed-walk1955 travelator1955 moving pavement1960 1948 R. A. Heinlein Space Cadet i. 2 A pair of slidewalks stretched from the station to the hall; they stepped onto the one running toward the building. The slidewalk was crowded. 1974 J. Haldeman Forever War (1976) 127 All the buildings were connected by slidewalk to the largest place, a fullerdome with stores and schools and offices. 1989 D. K. Moran Long Run 9 It was a twenty-minute slidewalk trip..through streets lined by gray plastisteel residential high rises. 2000 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 1 Jan. a22 Not a word about jetpacks and slidewalks. Search the words ‘future’ and ‘predictions’ and you'll get no results. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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