PROMENADE

amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation

(noun) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

promenade

(noun) a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance

promenade

(noun) a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle

promenade, mall

(noun) a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

promenade, prom

(noun) a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

promenade

(verb) take a leisurely walk; “The ladies promenaded along the beach”

parade, troop, promenade

(verb) march in a procession; “the veterans paraded down the street”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

promenade (plural promenades)

(formal) A prom (dance).

A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.

A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

Synonyms

• (a place to walk): esplanade

Verb

promenade (third-person singular simple present promenades, present participle promenading, simple past and past participle promenaded)

To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.

Anagrams

• open-armed

Source: Wiktionary

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Prom`e*nade", n. Etym: [F. (with a foreign suffix), from promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare to drive animals. See Amenable, Menace.]

1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. Burke.

2. A place for walking; a public walk. Bp. Montagu.

Prom`e*nade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Promenaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Promenading.]

Definition: To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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