promenade
noun/ˌprɒməˈnɑːd/
/ˌprɑːməˈneɪd/
- (also informal prom)(both British English, becoming old-fashioned) a public place for walking, usually a wide path next to the sea
- the promenade at Blackpool
- They walked along the promenade.
- a hotel on the promenade
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- (old-fashioned) a walk that you take for pleasure or exercise, especially by the sea, in a public park, etc.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a leisurely walk in public): from French, from se promener ‘to walk’, reflexive of promener ‘take for a walk’.
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