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Promenade

//pɹɑməˈneɪd//

Definitions

1
A prom (dance).
2
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
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.
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esplanade parade

1
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."
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Word Origin

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

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//pɹɑməˈneɪd//

1
A prom (dance).
2
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
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.
Similar
esplanade parade

1
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."
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Word Origin

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

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parade

2

To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.