promenade

verb prom·e·nade \ ˌprä-mə-ˈnād , -ˈnäd \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

promenaded; promenading

intransitive verb

1 : to take or go on a promenade

2 : to perform a promenade in a dance

transitive verb

: to walk about in or on

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promenader

noun

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Examples of promenade in a Sentence

They promenaded along the beach.

Recent Examples of promenade from the Web

For a short time, curious Londoners paid to promenade along the underwater route, enjoying stalls and fairground sideshows.

— john lee, latimes.com, "Underground London well beyond the Tube holds secrets and delights," 25 Mar. 2018
Back home in Damascus, the night was for discussion, promenading, noise — having a good time in public.

— kim hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, "Reporter's notebook: Why one Syrian family would not swap Europe for the USA," 5 Mar. 2018
But the roof garden where saleswomen (referred to as salesgirls back then) took the air and promenaded a century ago is still there, latticework and all.

— ralph blumenthal and sandra roff, New York Times, "Attention 1916 Shoppers: The Doctor Is In," 4 Mar. 2018
People promenade around the center in their nice weekend garb.

— margy rochlin, latimes.com, "Michael Stuhlbarg's 'fragile balancing act' in playing a supportive dad in 'Call Me by Your Name'," 21 Dec. 2017
Pet Promenade Costumed human and pet pairs enter contests and promenade around Rice Village.

— Houston Chronicle, "Family fun: Tricks and treats, haunted houses and festivals," 25 Oct. 2017
That said, the sheer number of fairies, court, and friends often made the stage seem too small for the lushness of the dancing, with little room for the dancers to promenade.

— ellen dunkel, Philly.com, "Corella's three-hour 'Sleeping Beauty' enchants at the Academy of Music," 13 Oct. 2017
The old city is a whitewashed warren of passageways and staircases opening onto cafes and shops, decked in flowers, with a beach-view piazza at the very top where people promenade from sundown until the late hours.

— michael kiefer, USA TODAY, "Sperlonga, Italy: Beaches and the beauty of doing nothing," 14 Sep. 2017
RAVE To the handsome and beautiful Seattleites who put on their finest and promenaded at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle.

— seattle times readers, The Seattle Times, "Rant & Rave: Fashionable folks at Bite of Seattle," 25 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of promenade

²promenade

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First Known Use: 1699

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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promenade

noun

1 : a place for strolling

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

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

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

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Examples of promenade in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of promenade from the Web

During that time, the city also retooled the Shops at Broad, adding a pedestrian promenade with shops and restaurants on either side.

— nicholas sakelaris, star-telegram, "What's that gonna be: Mansfield's Shops at Broad project grows, including StarCenter | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 2 Apr. 2018
Water also is expected to cover the promenade at the dragon boat dock in the Inner Harbor.

— jason samenow, Washington Post, "Coastal flooding from nor’easter hits Old Town and Annapolis," 7 Mar. 2018
The program there is really intense: one week of an alkaline diet (which means for me no coffee and no cigarettes), daily yoga and massages, chakra healing workshops, cooking classes, promenades on the beach, etc.

— lola rykiel, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Love Detox," 15 Apr. 2014
The promenade started at St. Paul's Chapel and made its way down Broadway to end at Trinity Church.

— Fox News, "Palm Sunday procession marks start of Holy Week," 25 Mar. 2018
The city’s mobility plan, slated to cost more than $62 million over the next roughly 30 years, includes a number of other improvements, including turning travel and parking lanes into landscaped pedestrian promenades.

— joshua emerson smith, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Faulconer calls for premium bike lanes downtown, likely delaying marquee project by years," 19 Mar. 2018
But theatergoers with general admission tickets must scurry about the promenade area as the performers boisterously invade a space outfitted with kiddie pools, benches, fairy lights and even a tiki bar that serves alcoholic refreshments.

— charles mcnulty, latimes.com, "'Pirates of Penzance,' with a piña colada: Gilbert & Sullivan plays as interactive party," 26 Jan. 2018
Designed to offer passengers more interaction with the sea than on other large vessels, the promenades will jut over the sides of the ship, offering outdoor eating areas, lounge areas, spa stations and even an outdoor gym area.

— gene sloan, USA TODAY, "New cruise ships for 2018: MSC Cruises' MSC Seaview," 2 Jan. 2018
The first 911 call came in at 7:07 p.m., as startled onlookers along the East River promenade and in their apartments watched the helicopter descend.

— author: benjamin mueller, al baker, Anchorage Daily News, "After N.Y. helicopter crash, divers had to cut passengers from harnesses. Only the pilot survived.," 12 Mar. 2018

Origin and Etymology of promenade

French, from promener to take for a walk, from Middle French, alteration of Old French pourmener, from pour- completely (from Latin pro-) + mener to lead — more at pro-, amenable

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First Known Use: 1567

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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