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Synonyms for promenade
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : prom-uh-neyd, -nahd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌprɒm əˈneɪd, -ˈnɑd |
Définition of promenade
Origin :- 1560s, "leisurely walk," from Middle French promenade (16c.), from se promener "go for a walk," from Late Latin prominare "to drive (animals) onward," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + minare "to drive (animals) with shouts," from minari "to threaten" (see menace (n.)).
- Meaning "place for walking" is 1640s; specifically "walkway by the sea" late 18c.; British sense of "music hall favored by 'loose women and the simpletons who run after them'" is attested from 1863. Sense of "dance given by a school" is from 1887.
- noun walkway
- Just such a promenade, with a sleepy band, just such a casino, just such a routine.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Father Fourcade and the doctor slowly resumed their promenade.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- They found seats on the veranda, looking out upon the promenade.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- They took leave of the ladies and turned towards the promenade.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- They walked to the promenade and dropped her at Cavendish House.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- I went and waited for him, and followed him during all his promenade.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- I will join you in the promenade, and I shall be ready to receive you in the evening.
- Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
- We attended the concert in the Lounge, and the ball on the promenade deck which followed.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- On Monday morning bands of music began to promenade the streets.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- On the top is a promenade used by the occupants in summer weather.
- Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
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