That portion of the roadway primarily constructed for the use of pedestrians.

"path for pedestrians on the side of a street," 1739, from side (adj.) + walk (n.). The use of sidewalk for pavement as one of the characteristic differences between American and British Eng [..]

Local laws govern the maintenance of sidewalks, assessments for repair of sidewalks, prohibition of bicycling and skating on sidewalks, and regulation of sidewalk vendors. Statutes and ordinances, whi [..]

(n) walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

 - Paved or otherwise improved areas for pedestrian use, located within public street rights-of-way also containing roadways for vehicular traffic.

 That portion of the street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use by pedestrians.

  A paved walkway along the side of a street; also the portion of a right-of-way intended for pedestrian use.

"Sidewalk" means the area determined as follows: (1) On the side of a highway which has a shoulder, a sidewalk is that portion of the highway between the outside lateral line of the shoulder [..]

The portion of a street or highway right-of-way designed for preferential or exclusive use by pedestrians

(US) a footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavementor footpathen|footpath,and verge