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board·walk

 (bôrd′wôk′)
n.
1. A walk made of wooden planks.
2. A promenade, especially of planks, along a beach or waterfront.
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boardwalk

(ˈbɔːdˌwɔːk)
n
US and Canadian a promenade, esp along a beach, usually made of planks
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board•walk

(ˈbɔrdˌwɔk, ˈboʊrd-)

n.
a promenade made of wooden boards, usu. along a beach or shore.
[1870–75, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.boardwalk - a walkway made of wooden boardsboardwalk - a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
duckboard - a boardwalk laid across muddy ground
paseo, walkway, walk - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
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Translations

boardwalk

[ˈbɔːdwɔːk] N (US) → paseo m marítimo entablado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boardwalk

[ˈbɔːrdwɔːk] n
(at seaside)promenade f (faite de planches)
the waterfront boardwalk → la promenade du front de mer
(in nature reserve)passerelle f (en bois)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

boardwalk

[ˈbɔːdˌwɔːk] n (Am) → passeggiata a mare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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