promenade

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verb

prom·e·nade ˌprä-mə-ˈnād

-ˈnäd

promenaded; promenading

Synonyms of promenade next

intransitive verb

: to take or go on a promenade

: to perform a promenade in a dance

transitive verb

: to walk about in or on

promenader noun

promenade

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noun

: a place for strolling

: a leisurely walk or ride especially in a public place for pleasure or display

: a ceremonious opening of a formal ball consisting of a grand march of all the guests

: a figure in a square dance in which couples move counterclockwise in a circle

Examples of promenade in a Sentence

Verb They promenaded along the beach. Noun They went for a promenade around town. a beautifully landscaped park with a wide promenade along the riverside

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In Bridgerton, the park is meant to represent a park in London where all of the ton spend their afternoons promenading, boating, picnicking, and of course, gossiping. —

Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023 Later, hundreds of naked bike riders promenaded around the event, most wearing hats to protect from the hot sun. —

Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023 Noah McWilliams’s two-monitor video divides a promenading entity from its legs, which are relegated to the lower screen. —

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023 Read full article Cooper commanded an equally ghoulish and genteel stage presence, promenading with his signature cane and top hat beneath a massive set of inflatable fangs protruding from the ceiling. —

Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023 Offshore, fishing boats promenaded past, noses in the air, and returned heavier the other way. —

Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023 The beach acts as Rio de Janiero's social hub (especially on weekends), with locals sunbathing, promenading, and playing volleyball, and vendors selling everything from popsicles and shrimp skewers to caipirinhas and ice-cold beer. —

Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 The theme of the festival is ADAPTATION and visitors will have the opportunity to promenade through new installations that will help them re-connect with nature. —

Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 May 2022 The second deck, built for guests to promenade, overlooked the dance floor. —

Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022

Noun

The Shell’s promenade was also closed for the Sept. 2 Flume performance last year and Seven Lions’ June 17 concert, the port said. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023 That, along with the contemplated Central Avenue promenade, will give runners and walkers an option to avoid the roads, though more funding sources need to be identified to finish the trail, Treadwell said. —

Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2023 Here's a look at all of them Dining:This Norwood sandwich shop hits all the right notes Pata Roja will be one of several eateries in Court Street Plaza, a $5.5 million pedestrian promenade developed by Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC). —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023 At Sea Perched on the promenade in Kralendijk, At Sea is a local favorite and one of the best fine-dining restaurants on the island. —

Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023 This is a very short, temporary closure — a larger part of the promenade is open at all times. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023 Contrasting the region’s classic Belle Époque architecture—which lines the promenades in a rainbow of pastel shades from Monte Carlo to Saint-Tropez—there are dazzling examples of modernist design. —

Amy Louise Bailey, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2023 To construct the Ahmedabad promenade, the authorities levelled neighborhoods on both sides of the river. —

Daniel Brook, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023 While turning Main Street into a walkable promenade has been limited to a few weekends in the summer — and now fall — efforts are underway to consider closing the street to vehicles permanently. —

Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

derivative of promenade entry 2

Noun

borrowed from French, "place for taking a stroll," from promener (transitive) "to lead, take to different places," (intransitive and reflexive) "to walk from one place to another (to relax, take the air, etc.)" (alteration —with Latin pro- replacing pour-— of Middle French pourmener "to lead, take to different places," going back to Old French, from pour-, prefix marking determinate action —going back to Latin prō- pro- entry 2— + mener "to lead, bring") + -ade -ade — more at demean entry 2