promenade

[ prom-uh-neyd, -nahd ]

noun

1. a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
2. an area used for such walking.
3. a march of guests into a ballroom constituting the opening of a formal ball.
4. a march of dancers in square dancing.
5. a formal dance; prom.

verb (used without object)

, prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing.

1. to go for or take part in a promenade.
2. to execute a promenade in square dancing.

verb (used with object)

, prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing.

1. to take a promenade through or about.
2. to conduct or display in or as if in a promenade; parade:

   They promenaded their prisoner before the townspeople.

promenade

/ ˌprɒməˈnɑːd /

noun

1. a public walk, esp at a seaside resort
2. a leisurely walk, esp one in a public place for pleasure or display
3. a ball or formal dance at a high school or college
4. a marchlike step in dancing
5. a marching sequence in a square or country dance

verb

1. to take a promenade in or through (a place)
2. intr dancing to perform a promenade
3. tr to display or exhibit (someone or oneself) on or as if on a promenade

Derived Forms

• ˌpromeˈnader, noun

Other Words From

• prome·nader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of promenade¹

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); -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of promenade¹

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

Example Sentences

With no promenade or restaurant to attract crowds, this beach is mostly ignored by tourists, making it perfect for a socially distant, watery getaway in the lap of history once you’re able to travel again.

From Ozy

Continue east, and you’ll see the promenade along the beach.

From Outside Online

Lined with trees and greenery local to the area, Amazon says it will function as a vertical promenade for employees and weekend tourists.

From Quartz

Northam’s proposal, then, is to reimagine the entire avenue, which is a grand residential promenade lined with architecturally significant homes dating back about a century.

From Washington Post

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a well-known shopping center with many stores & restaurants, comprising three historic market buildings and a promenade.

From No Straight News

At night jineteras stalk the promenade in search of tourists while a trumpet from a bench serenades the proceedings.

From The Daily Beast

And, in its third season, Veep is kicking off its funniest, deliciously vulgar promenade yet.

From The Daily Beast

The coast road follows a grassy promenade by the water and the land used to be thick with dense, shady palms.

From The Daily Beast

“You should go and see the promenade in the early morning,” one local (who asked not to be named) urged me.

From The Daily Beast

The action has since shifted to the Peace Forest/Tayelet (the promenade that dramatically overlooks East Jerusalem).

From The Daily Beast

Hagley Road, on Sunday evenings, is particularly affected by some as their favourite promenade.

From Project Gutenberg

A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!

From Project Gutenberg

As she walked along the chill promenade she looked with discreet curiosity at every woman she met, to see her condition.

From Project Gutenberg

I met him on Kingstown promenade the other day walking with an elastic step and with the brightness of youth in his eye.

From Project Gutenberg

After breakfast he sauntered along the brief strip of asphalt which the villagers believe to be a promenade.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boardwalk
• deck
• mall