walkabout
Chiefly British.
a walking tour.
an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
Australian.
a brief, informal leave from work, taken by an Aboriginal person to wander the bush, visit relatives, or return to Native life.
absence from work.
Origin of walkabout
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How to use walkabout in a sentence
“Male fishers go on these huge walkabouts to find females,” Werntz says.
Tree-climbing carnivores called fishers are back in Washington’s forests | Brianna Randall | October 7, 2022 | Science NewsWhile the lens is designated as a macro, the 50mm focal length makes it more of a walkabout lens with macro capabilities.
Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Review: A Solid Introduction to Macro | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | September 21, 2021 | TechCrunchWhat was nice about this lens is how it is also a very nice walkabout lens.
Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Review: A Solid Introduction to Macro | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | September 21, 2021 | TechCrunchAs a kid, after all, she had begged her mom to buy her cargo shorts so she could carry the rocks she collected during her walkabouts.
Emily Ford Hiked 1,200 Miles in the Dead of Winter | Grayson Haver Currin | May 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineAt least that's what one well-wisher who met Kate Middleton as she went walkabout today thinks.
Spectator Joanne Baldwin, 30, spoke to the Duchess during the walkabout.
Next came a walkabout, with one little girl very hesitant to give up her flowers to Camilla.
British Dictionary definitions for walkabout
/ (ˈwɔːkəˌbaʊt) /
a periodic nomadic excursion into the Australian bush made by a native Australian
a walking tour
an occasion when celebrities, royalty, etc, walk among and meet the public
go walkabout Australian
to wander through the bush
informal to be lost or misplaced
informal to lose one's concentration
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