Definition of boardwalknext
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 And the dream is a riverfront filled with mangroves, a waterfront open air classroom for the students to use during the school week and the public to use on weekends and summers, plus a floating boardwalk ringing the whole thing for the community to experience nature. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Grab an elevated breakfast at Ggiata, people-watch at Muscle Beach or the skate park, take in a street performance, and top it off with a funnel cake at one of the many shops along the boardwalk. Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026 Here in San Diego — where seaside calm and crowded boardwalks conceal deeper civic fatigue — the same national weariness swirls beneath daily life. Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026 Its oak tree- and mangrove-filled trails and boardwalk are open and are getting a healthy amount of traffic from nature lovers. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boardwalk
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Noun
  • Fundraising for the promenade is continuing, though a larger push awaits city guidance.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There will also be necessary renovations to the promenade section of the building that stretches out over the road toward the river, where existing steel will be reused, one of the sources said.
    Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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  • Before placing the stepping stones or walkway material, start by laying down cardboard along the path route.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • At the Rauhaniemi spa, a heated walkway connects the sauna to a small patch of water kept from freezing over by a pump.
    Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Boardwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardwalk. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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