promenade
a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
an area used for such walking.
a march of guests into a ballroom constituting the opening of a formal ball.
a march of dancers in square dancing.
a formal dance; prom.
to go for or take part in a promenade.
to execute a promenade in square dancing.
to take a promenade through or about.
to conduct or display in or as if in a promenade; parade: They promenaded their prisoner before the townspeople.
Origin of promenade
1Other words from promenade
- prom·e·nad·er, noun
Words Nearby promenade
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How to use promenade in a sentence
At night jineteras stalk the promenade in search of tourists while a trumpet from a bench serenades the proceedings.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, in its third season, Veep is kicking off its funniest, deliciously vulgar promenade yet.
The coast road follows a grassy promenade by the water and the land used to be thick with dense, shady palms.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men | The Telegraph | November 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“You should go and see the promenade in the early morning,” one local (who asked not to be named) urged me.
Party on in Pag: The Controversy on Croatia’s Hottest Island | Kristin Vukovic | August 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe action has since shifted to the Peace Forest/Tayelet (the promenade that dramatically overlooks East Jerusalem).
Hagley Road, on Sunday evenings, is particularly affected by some as their favourite promenade.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellA simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettAs she walked along the chill promenade she looked with discreet curiosity at every woman she met, to see her condition.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettI met him on Kingstown promenade the other day walking with an elastic step and with the brightness of youth in his eye.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAfter breakfast he sauntered along the brief strip of asphalt which the villagers believe to be a promenade.
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British Dictionary definitions for promenade
/ (ˌprɒməˈnɑːd) /
mainly British a public walk, esp at a seaside resort
a leisurely walk, esp one in a public place for pleasure or display
US and Canadian a ball or formal dance at a high school or college
a marchlike step in dancing
a marching sequence in a square or country dance
to take a promenade in or through (a place)
(intr) dancing to perform a promenade
(tr) to display or exhibit (someone or oneself) on or as if on a promenade
Origin of promenade
1Derived forms of promenade
- promenader, noun
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