promenade

Noun · Verb
US[prom-uh-neyd]/ˌprɑməˈneɪd/3 syllables
Synonyms: prommallamblesaunterstrollperambulationparadetroop

Open English WordNet

Noun (5)

  1. a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic yearSynonyms: promType of ball, formal
  2. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walkSynonyms: mallType of walk, walkwayKinds esplanade
  3. a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circleType of country-dance, country dancingPart of square dance, square dancing
  4. a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal danceType of march, marching
  5. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)Synonyms: amblesaunterstrollperambulationType of walkKinds walkabout, ramble

Verb (2)promenaded, promenading

  1. march in a procession in a public place“the veterans paraded down the street”Synonyms: paradetroopMore general march, process
  2. take a leisurely walk“The ladies promenaded along the beach”More general walk

Related words perambulate verb, saunter noun, mall noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Prom′e·nade′ noun

Origin: 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. Edmund Burke

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

Prom′e·nade′ intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Promenaded; present participle & verbal noun Promenading.]

To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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