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Sidewalk vs Bypass - What's the difference?

sidewalk | bypass |

As nouns the difference between sidewalk and bypass

is that sidewalk is (us) a footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (uk) or footpath (australia); by extension, any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road while bypass is a road that passes around something, such as a residential area.

As a verb bypass is

to avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.

sidewalk

English

(wikipedia sidewalk)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (UK) or footpath (Australia); by extension, any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road.
    • Synonyms
    * (paved footpath)

    See also

    * roadway and verge

    bypass

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bypass) (bypasses)
  • a road that passes around something, such as a residential area
  • a circumvention
  • a section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture
  • an electrical shunt
  • (medicine) an alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass

    • Verb

    (es)
  • to avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass
  • to ignore the usual channels or procedures

    • Related terms

    * antibypass * bypasser * coronary artery bypass

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