promenade (n.)

  1. a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

    [ Syn: prom ]

  2. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

    [ Syn: mall ]

  3. a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle

  4. a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance

  5. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

    [ Syn: amble , saunter , stroll , perambulation ]

    promenade (v.)

  1. march in a procession; the veterans paraded down the street

    [ Syn: parade , troop ]

  2. take a leisurely walk; The ladies promenaded along the beach'

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