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Sidewalk vs Roadside - What's the difference?

sidewalk | roadside |

As nouns the difference between sidewalk and roadside

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 roadside is the area on either side of a road.

As an adjective roadside is

located next to (beside) a road.

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

    roadside

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Located next to (beside) a road.
  • :The roadside stand did a good business just selling products to people who merely wanted directions.
  • * 2013 , Nicholas Watt and Nick Hopkins, Afghanistan bomb: UK to 'look carefully' at use of vehicles'' (in ''The Guardian , 1 May 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/01/afghanistan-bombs-look-vehicles]
    • David Cameron has said the government will "look carefully" at the use of heavily armoured vehicles after three British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while travelling in a Mastiff troop carrier.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The area on either side of a road.
  • :I pulled over to the roadside to check the map.

    • Derived terms

    *roadside hawk