promenade

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A wide public path for walking, often by the sea.

   They strolled along the promenade as the sun set.

2. 2
   noun

   A relaxed walk taken for pleasure.

   An evening promenade through the park was their daily habit.

3. 3
   verb

   To walk slowly in a public place for pleasure or to be seen.

   The couples promenaded along the beach in their finest clothes.

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

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