moving pavement
The British English term for what Americans call a moving walkway or travelator — a slow-moving conveyor belt built into a flat floor, typically found in airports, metro stations, and large exhibition centres.
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The British English term for what Americans call a moving walkway or travelator — a slow-moving conveyor belt built into a flat floor, typically found in airports, metro stations, and large exhibition centres. 'Pavement' in British English means what Americans call a sidewalk, making this a literal description of a moving floor surface.
She stepped onto the moving pavement and let it carry her to the departure gate.
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(Britain) A moving walkway.
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- moving sidewalk84%
A moving sidewalk is an American English term for a flat, motorized conveyor belt built into the floor that transports pedestrians horizontally — most commonly found in airports, large transit hubs, and theme parks. While the standard term in the UK is 'moving walkway' or 'travelator,' Americans stick with moving sidewalk. It's not glamorous slang, but anyone who's ever sprinted down one trying to catch a connecting flight knows exactly how clutch they can be.
- moving walkway75%
(US) A slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.
- moving sidewalk74%
(US) A moving walkway.
- pavement68%
(chiefly, UK, Irish, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.