1.1A leisurely walk, or sometimes a ride or drive, taken in a public place so as to meet or be seen by others.
‘she went on a promenade with Jules’
‘It was a Saturday morning and the weather was picturesque, perfect for a promenade outdoors or a carriage ride through the hills, but not nearly idyllic enough for Isabella to step foot from her house.’
‘After the beach promenade, which was an absolute blast, it was the last full day of school.’
‘I was outside, having returned fifteen minutes ago from the morning promenade with Ally, dressed in my work clothes and doing maintenance on the flower beds.’
‘I took a promenade heading towards Abdullah's studio.’
‘Outside market hours, the island serves as a park with trees and green banks round the edge, while bridges at both ends allow a promenade across it.’
1.2(in country dancing) a movement in which couples follow one another in a given direction, each couple having both hands joined.
‘He asks his dancers to make twisted shapes that reconfigure human anatomy, and to perform difficult balances in forced arches, painstakingly slow promenades, impossibly deep, sustained lunges and plies.’
‘They executed a perfect pirouette, a dip, and a promenade ending in a bow to the children; only Clara applauded but that appeared to be enough.’
1Take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others.
‘women who promenaded in the Bois de Boulogne’
‘A pair of seagulls were promenading along the balustrade that ran around the perimeter of the balcony garden, watching us with beady eyes.’
‘I met him as he promenaded on Hill street in the late afternoon sun.’
‘In fact, an estimated two to three thousand people were promenading along Hambantota harbour when the tidal wave struck.’
‘There may well be some strange spectacles promenading in front of you along the sand, but why not?’
‘It has always been a marvel to me where the ladies promenading on the Esplanade get to when a sudden shower falls.’
‘A group of well-dressed men and women - the men in three-cornered hats, the women in long dresses - are promenading conspicuously beside the river.’
‘The brass band blared from the wrought iron bandstand, families promenaded and old men gossiped in the shade of the neatly clipped box trees.’
‘It was originally used for ladies to promenade in when they didn't want to go outside.’
‘Fashionable Victorians flocked to promenade through this new underwater marvel, an amazing twin-bore arched corridor lit by flickering gaslight.’
‘He took my hand and we started to promenade as I mentally blinked in the fact that we were openly holding hands.’
‘Visitors flocked in steamers from Glasgow's Broomielaw to promenade under waving palms.’
‘Earlier they had promenaded around the museum, talking to people and explaining how life in the 18th century differed so much from that in the 21st century.’
‘The nurse promenaded down the hall, humming what seemed to be some kind of gospel tune.’
‘The town walls melted into pink, families promenaded in the cooler air of dusk, and for a moment I seriously considered taking up a career in sardine fishing.’
‘Once inside the ground floor, one can promenade through either by a ramp or a curving staircase.’
‘Along the rails by the Road, pedestrians promenaded, equally eager to see and be seen.’
‘Whole books have been written about how young people promenade but there really ought to be a simple, one-line description.’
‘It was Saturday night, and everybody in town seemed to be promenading or sitting at tables along the street.’
‘With the coming of spring-time, the ladies will soon be out promenading in the parks in their new fashions.’
‘There is plenty of space here to promenade or sit on the floor.’
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