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 Goose Creek State Park is one of the best places to see the area’s ecosystems, including the cypress swamp, accessible on a boardwalk trail or by paddling through. Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 Since opening, the hotel has continued to build on its offering by opening new courtyard rooms, an outdoor activity centre, which means guests can enjoy boardwalk runs, paddleboard yoga and beach fitness classes, and a luxury spa. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Ocean City’s iconic boardwalk has been around since 1902, but the beach town’s days as a vacation destination go back even further to the late 1800s when wealthy people from larger cities began to use the area to hunt and fish. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 July 2025 Narratives built up in the long offseason can melt away like ice cream on a beach boardwalk. Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for boardwalk
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Noun
  • Surrounded by lush gardens that included a promenade and a small lake on the western branch of Waller Creek, the asylum attracted regular day visitors from Austin, most of which lay two to three miles to the south.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
  • Work on the Russell Commons Park promenade between Third and West Fourth streets is expected to wrap this summer.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The property features two saltwater pools and individual wooden bungalows connected by winding wooden walkways.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
  • Court 4 is one of Wimbledon’s lesser courts, tucked alongside a walkway that goes under the raked seating of Court 3.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025

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“Boardwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardwalk. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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