Definition of boardwalk
1 : a walk constructed of planking
2 : a walk constructed along a beach
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Examples of boardwalk in a Sentence
the town's old-fashioned beachfront boardwalk has been a tourist attraction since the 1920s
Recent Examples of boardwalk from the Web
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Its cover still looks just like the view from the Grishams’ boardwalk to the beach.
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Boardwalks and bridges span ravines filled with chattering streams and turquoise pools.
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Patrick Michael remembers his parents often walking hand-in-hand along the boardwalk.
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The beach’s quartz sand is softest near the water’s edge, but nature lovers will be drawn to both the boardwalk and kayak paths through the trees.
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The 12-foot-wide concrete boardwalk can be thick with runners and walkers, adults and children, baby strollers, dogs, skaters and bike riders moving at different speeds.
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Supporters of the show claim its lease has been terminated to make way for tech company Snapchat, which community critics say is acquiring boardwalk properties for a corporate campus.
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Marianne Shores took the first roller coaster ride of her life as a 16-year-old out on her first date at the Long Beach boardwalk.
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So for instance, someone searching on Santa Cruz, California, could see a picture of the boardwalk roller coaster with an ad for a seaside hotel.
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1839
First Known Use of boardwalk
1839
BOARDWALK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of boardwalk for English Language Learners
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: a wooden path along a beach
BOARDWALK Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of boardwalk for Students
: a walk made of planks especially along a beach
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