raisedwalkway

noun
UK /reɪzd ˈwɔːkweɪ/
US /reɪzd ˈwɔːkweɪ/

A raised walkway is a path that is built higher than the ground so people can walk on it.

The park has a raised walkway so visitors can walk over the wet grass without getting muddy.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A covered or enclosed passage above ground level connecting buildings.

The raised walkway links the hospital to the parking garage.

3. A wooden path built over sand or marshland for walking.

We followed the raised walkway through the mangrove swamp.

4. A narrow elevated structure used by workers to move around a site.

Workers crossed the raised walkway to reach the scaffolding.