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 orunderground walkway , often connectinghigh-rise buildings.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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He looked behind him, back toward the pedway, and saw no one.
A Flag Full of Stars Brad Ferguson 2000
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Long said Saint John is has a great arena, complete with a pedway to local hotels.
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She explained that getting around is convenient with the pedway that connects Aqua through its underground tunnel system across downtown to City Hall.
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She explained that getting around is convenient with the pedway that connects Aqua through its underground tunnel system across downtown to City Hall.
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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
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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.
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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.
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