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walkway

noun

Definition of walkway

as in roadway

a path for walking a concrete walkway A covered walkway connects the two buildings.

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Recent Examples of walkway According to one traveler, Wes Sold, crew members said a passenger had fallen from the 10th floor and landed on the Deck 7 port-side walkway. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Located right at the heart of the school, the library used to be sunken down with walkways winding around the edges. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Tailgates blur into walkways, walkways funnel into gates, and suddenly, the open concourse reveals a stadium that feels impossibly full, colorful and loud. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The driveway, lined with perennial beds, has a graceful curve on its way to a large circle that allows guests to park near the walkway to the front porch. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walkway

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The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The overall project includes roadway construction, curb and gutter, sidewalks, brick pavers, decorative lighting and landscaping, as well as utility improvements, pavement markings, signage and restoration, officials said.

— Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadway

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Israel may also prove to be a significant obstacle to Syria’s reemergence as a reliable passageway for trade.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The latest project proposal includes a wide, multistory passageway that would cross underneath the site, providing pedestrians along Sheridan with views of and access to Lake Michigan.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of passageway

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AVs can cause safety issues, especially during inclement weather, blackouts and on roads where there's construction or unusual traffic.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of road

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The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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