promenade

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   take a leisurely walk

   The ladies promenaded along the beach

2. 2
   noun

   A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.

   they told him to think no more of the matter , and to try his fortune in another promenade

3. 3
   noun

   A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

   The present dream in particular scarcely left any room for doubt, since the place where my patient fell was the Graben, a part of Vienna notorious as a promenade for prostitutes.

4. 4
   verb

   To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

   "The times are changed," said De Joinville, in a low tone to Francesca, "since Mademoiselle promenaded the terraces of the Louvre, with her fan ornamented with bunches of straw tied with blue riband, and half Paris shouting at the sight."

5. 5
   noun

   a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

6. 6
   noun

   a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance

7. 7
   noun

   a square dance figure

8. 8
   noun

   a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).