Meaning

4 senses
  1. (formal)A prom (dance).

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

  2. A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.

  3. A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

    Promenade

    пешехо́дная у́лицаpešexódnaja úlica, промена́дpromenád, эсплана́даesplanáda

    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

  4. A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

    a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle

Examples

8 sentences
  1. It is a lovely riverside promenade.

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  2. Waves are crashing over the promenade.

    deWellen brechen über die Promenade. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The promenade runs parallel to the shore.

    ruНабережная расположена параллельно берегу. — Lenin_1917

    deDie Promenade verläuft parallel zur Küste. — Espi

  4. Algiers has a beautiful promenade on the seashore.

    deAlgier hat eine schöne Uferpromenade. — Yorwba

  5. Shall we take a promenade through the gardens?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
place to walk:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
place to walk:

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).

Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).

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Forms

plural: promenades
Singularpromenade
Pluralpromenades

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk:mall
  • a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year:prom
  • a leisurely walk (usually in some public place):amblesaunterstrollperambulation

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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