as in promenade
a public place for strolling the town's old-fashioned beachfront boardwalk has been a tourist attraction since the 1920s

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Recent Examples of boardwalk This eight-mile round trip hike starts in a sitka spruce forest on boardwalks before hitting switchbacks down to the beach itself. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 29 May 2025 The town's boardwalk was shut down on Monday but later reopened for the holiday. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 The lobster is lightly tossed in mayo, held together on a buttery roll and, with a squeeze of lemon, eating that bad boy on the boardwalk makes for a fantastic summer kickoff. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 There's something about a boardwalk, or Broadwalk in this case, that makes a beach particularly attractive. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for boardwalk
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Noun
  • As of last Wednesday, the long cobblestone stretch on West 14th Street from Ninth to 10th avenues has been transformed into a landscaped promenade for public art, events, seating and community gatherings.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
  • Now a design for the promenade will be finalized, which, importantly, officials said, will help with determining a budget for the project.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Lining the walkways of the park Sunday, vendors sold boba tea, flowers, fresh produce and juice.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • At least one year will have elapsed by the time that segment of the walkway is completely fixed.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025

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“Boardwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardwalk. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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