promenade

[prom-uh-neyd, -nahd]

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noun

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.

verb (used without object), prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing.

to go for or take part in a promenade.

to execute a promenade in square dancing.

verb (used with object), prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing.

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.

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Origin of promenade

1560–70; < French, derivative of promener to lead out, take for a walk or airing < Latin promināre to drive (beasts) forward (prō- pro-¹ + mināre to drive); see -ade¹

Related formsprom·e·nad·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for promenade

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|DAILY BEAST
“You should go and see the promenade in the early morning,” one local (who asked not to be named) urged me.
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The action has since shifted to the Peace Forest/Tayelet (the promenade that dramatically overlooks East Jerusalem).
Violence is the New Normal in Abu Tor|Rabbi Daniel Landes|July 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The highlight for many of us in Southern Jerusalem will be the post-Kol Nidre Emek Refaim promenade.
Celebrating An Open Jerusalem|Gil Troy|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

A few moments to preen and promenade for the cameras following months of planning and fitting, hours of hair and makeup.
America's First Modern Celebrity|Laura Skandera Trombley|March 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The promenade is kerbed by a massive sea wall of limestone, and here and there flights of stone steps lead to the water's edge.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The pilot came on board at six o'clock in the morning, and the passengers were already on the promenade.
Asiatic Breezes|Oliver Optic
The promenade deck was crowded with those who were to sail, and those who had come to see them off.
Bee and Butterfly|Lucy Foster Madison
It was a wide avenue with the promenade in the center shaded by rows of trees with small burnished leaves.
The Bright Shawl|Joseph Hergesheimer
She had purposely denied him for two weeks, but the sight of him on the promenade had been irresistible.
The Man in the Twilight|Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for promenade

promenade

noun

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

verb

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

Derived Formspromenader, noun

Word Origin for promenade

C16: from French, from promener to lead out for a walk, from Late Latin prōmināre to drive (cattle) along, from pro- 1 + mināre to drive, probably from minārī to threaten

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Word Origin and History for promenade

promenade

1560s, "leisurely walk," from Middle French promenade (16c.), from se promener "go for a walk," from Late Latin prominare "to drive (animals) onward," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + minare "to drive (animals) with shouts," from minari "to threaten" (see menace (n.)).

Meaning "place for walking" is 1640s; specifically "walkway by the sea" late 18c.; British sense of "music hall favored by 'loose women and the simpletons who run after them'" is attested from 1863. Sense of "dance given by a school" is from 1887.

promenade

"to make a promenade," 1580s, from promenade (n.). Related: Promenaded; promenading.

promenade

noun

verb (used without object), prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing.

verb (used with object), prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing.

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