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promenade
/ˌpɹɑm.əˈneɪd/
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What does promenade mean?
noun
- A prom (dance).
- A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
- A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
verb
- To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
- To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌpɹɑm.əˈneɪd/
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That evening, the Bishop of D——, after his promenade through the town, remained shut up rather late in his room.
A fine promenade deck was provided over the saloon, which was accessible from below in all weathers by the grand staircase.
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The terrace of the Casino was far from offering the brilliant spectacle of the promenade in front of the gaming-rooms at Baden.
I begin my promenade—thinking of all kinds of distant things and persons, and of nothing near—and pace up and down for half-an-hour.
Though the two women did not know it these external features were but the ancient defences of the town, planted as a promenade.