promenade
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌprɒməˈneɪd/
:
paseo marítimo
- I saw him moving through the promenade.
Examples
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This is your private promenade deck, sir.
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A bunch of people are hitting the promenade.
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Let's just meet at the Promenade and get this over with.
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"What is this coming down the promenade?"
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Listen, I'm going to meet her right now at the Promenade.
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I meet Owen every morning on the promenade, and he says it's the finest September in years.
Fiction book (1995) -
Vendors line the promenade to serve passers by.
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My mother and I walk along the promenade in Scheveningen, The Hague's sea port.
Fiction book (2002) -
The cities have it all: museums, seaside promenades, and sidewalk cafes.
Academic text (1993) -
We enjoyed a lovely evening walk along the promenade by the beach.
Synonyms
78
3.4
A wooden path along a beach or by the water where people walk
75
1.0
A wide public path where people walk and meet
72
3.2
The area next to a river, lake, or sea with docks, shops, and restaurants
7
7.0
A long, flat area by the sea for walking
2
8.6
A public path where people walk and meet
1
5.9
A deck on a ship where people walk for pleasure, usually on an upper level
A path along a river for walking and outdoor activities
Compounds
How Pleasant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Promenade comes from the French verb promener, 'to walk', and it also came to mean the place where people walk. That's why a promenade is a public path or waterfront walk for people to enjoy.