promenade

Examples

• All

• The two started to walk slowly along the promenade, and after a few seconds, Yu muttered, "I must see the consultant again."

  Fiction book (2002)

• We took a slow promenade around the grounds.

  Academic text (1993)

• Come, let us take a little promenade.

  Evil Under the Sun (1982)

• I guess I'll go for a promenade.

  'Round Midnight (1986)

• On one such occasion, the senior Freud recounted an incident long ago when he set out on a pleasant promenade, dressed in fine clothes and sporting a new fur hat.

  Academic text (2004)

• A week later, at four o'clock on Decoration Day, Eva, Howard, and William finally made their way to the narrow stairs leading down from the elevated promenade to the New York end of the bridge.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Families often gather at the promenade to enjoy the beautiful sunset together.

• On weekends, the city holds events at the promenade where people can enjoy music and food.

• The seaside promenade was filled with couples taking leisurely strolls along the water.

Synonyms

S

stroll

vspromenade

92 1.2

A slow easy walk taken for pleasure

is similar but often implies walking to be seen or for display

R

ramble

vspromenade

7 4.6

A walk in the countryside for pleasure with no fixed route

is more public and can imply walking for display or to be seen

S

saunter

vspromenade

1 6.4

A slow relaxed walk that someone takes for pleasure

is similar but more likely used when walking to be seen

A

amble

vspromenade

1 4.5

A slow relaxed walk, often in a park or garden

is similar but can suggest walking for pleasure and display

P

perambulation

vspromenade

• Archaic

1 9.9

A slow, relaxed walk in a public place like a park

is the common, sometimes showy term for the same walk

Compounds

P

promenade deck

1 5.9

A deck on a ship where people walk for pleasure, usually on an upper level

How Leisurely

promenade

1 5.0

stroll

92 1.2

Surface Forms

Etymology