"slidewalk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slidewalks [plural]
Etymology: Blend of slide + sidewalk Etymology templates: {{blend|en|slide|sidewalk}} Blend of slide + sidewalk Head templates: {{en-noun}} slidewalk (plural slidewalks)
  1. (science fiction) A pavement/sidewalk that moves in the manner of a conveyor belt.

Inflected forms

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