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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread slidewalk #17269 01/27/2001 2:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Has anyone ever seen the term "slidewalk" used to describe one of those conveyor-belt-like surfaces which propel pedestrians? Chicago O'Hare airport has them. I had need of a single word to describe them in a legal publication, and took the bold step of designating those things as "slidewalks." I suspect that I am not the only one who has done so, but I've never seen the term elsewhere. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted slidewalk Sparteye 01/27/2001 2:21 PM Re: slidewalk TEd Remington 01/27/2001 2:42 PM Re: slidewalk nikeblack 01/27/2001 3:49 PM Re: slidewalk Solamente, Doug. 01/27/2001 9:17 PM Re: slidewalk Anonymous 01/27/2001 10:10 PM Re: slidewalk AnnaStrophic 01/27/2001 11:04 PM Re: slidewalk lusy 01/27/2001 11:59 PM Re: slidewalk Solamente, Doug. 01/28/2001 1:52 AM Re: slidewalk Capital Kiwi 01/28/2001 6:24 AM Re: slidewalk emanuela 01/28/2001 1:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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