Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A walkway that is usually located underground or enclosed and elevated over a street to avoid intersecting vehicular traffic.
  • noun A network of such walkways.

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  • noun Canada An elevated or underground walkway, often connecting high-rise buildings.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[ped(estrian) + way.]

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pedestrian + way

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Examples

  • When I went downstairs to the pedway, this other man asked if I was available for dating without having said anything else to me.

    chicagojo Diary Entry chicagojo 2004

  • She took up a position across the pedway in a bookshop with a good view of the door of the lounge.

    License Invoked Asprin, Robert 2001

  • G'dath walked along the pedway leading into the Preserve, an eye-catching collection of tall, well-designed apartment complexes set in the middle of pleasant, rolling parkland that lay hard by the restored banks of the thriving East River.

    A Flag Full of Stars Brad Ferguson 2000

  • He looked behind him, back toward the pedway, and saw no one.

    A Flag Full of Stars Brad Ferguson 2000

  • Long said Saint John is has a great arena, complete with a pedway to local hotels.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • She explained that getting around is convenient with the pedway that connects Aqua through its underground tunnel system across downtown to City Hall.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • She explained that getting around is convenient with the pedway that connects Aqua through its underground tunnel system across downtown to City Hall.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • An artists 'depiction of a pedway that would be part of the Katz Group's proposed downtown Edmonton arena entertainment district.ctvedmonton. ca

    CTV News RSS Feed 2010

  • The building is located next to the Aon Center and original plans hoped to connect the two buildings via an underground pedway but the plans never came to fruition.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The building is located next to the Aon Center and original plans hoped to connect the two buildings via an underground pedway but the plans never came to fruition.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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