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Webster 1913 Edition


Trottoir

Trot′toir

,
Noun.
[F., from
trotter
to trot. See
Trot
.]
Footpath; pavement; sidewalk.
Headless bodies trailed along the
trottoirs
.
Froude.

Definition 2024


Trottoir

Trottoir

See also: trottoir

German

Noun

Trottoir n (genitive Trottoirs, plural Trottoirs)

  1. sidewalk

Synonyms

trottoir

trottoir

See also: Trottoir

English

Noun

trottoir (plural trottoirs)

  1. footpath; pavement; sidewalk
    • Froude
      Headless bodies trailed along the trottoirs.


Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing from French trottoir.

Noun

trottoir n (plural trottoirs, diminutive trottoirtje n)

  1. sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia)

Synonyms


French

Etymology

From trotter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɔtwaʁ/

Noun

trottoir m (plural trottoirs)

  1. sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia)

Descendants

Derived terms