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boardwalk

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board⋅walk

[bawrd-wawk, bohrd-]
–noun
1. a promenade made of wooden boards, usually along a beach or shore.
2. any walk made of boards or planks.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; board + walk
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board·walk   (bôrd'wôk', bōrd'-)   
n.  
  1. A walk made of wooden planks.

  2. A promenade, especially of planks, along a beach or waterfront.

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