Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A walk made of wooden planks.
- noun A promenade, especially of planks, along a beach or waterfront.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at a seaside. The more elaborate boardwalks at shore resorts are lined with many commercial retail establishments, on the side of the walk opposite the ocean.
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- noun a
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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
Etymologies
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Examples
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Its location today is roughly marked by the entrance of the boardwalk from the beach.
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Its location today is roughly marked by the entrance of the boardwalk from the beach.
Snapshot of the Past: Nighttime Along the Shore, 1952 « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009
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Note the boardwalk from the 1927 postcard is missing in this later photograph.
Snapshot of the Past – Bathing Beach, Circa 1927 and 1960 « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009
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Note the boardwalk from the 1927 postcard is missing in this later photograph.
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Note the boardwalk from the 1927 postcard is missing in this later photograph.
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Its location today is roughly marked by the entrance of the boardwalk from the beach.
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If the Venice boardwalk is a human circus, as many observers have described it, then the long, keyhole-shaped pier that abuts it is an angling circus, a narrow strip of concrete where the exotic and unpredictable denizens of the Pacific Ocean-needlefish have been reeled up onto the pier; occasionally someone hooks a sea lion-meet the exotic and unpredictable anglers of Los Angeles.
Fishing the Venice Beach Pier Jonathan Miles 2005
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An open restaurant on the boardwalk was a rare find, most of the food stands and cafés having shuttered themselves against weather and vandalism.
Norse Code Preview (Chapter 2) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009
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The Methodist-owned Association is not a municipality, but a part of Neptune Township, and the tax assessor there says that a portion of a lot (the boardwalk is all in one real estate lot) cannot be separated out for special tax treatment.
Archive 2007-09-01 Dan 2007
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The Methodist-owned Association is not a municipality, but a part of Neptune Township, and the tax assessor there says that a portion of a lot (the boardwalk is all in one real estate lot) cannot be separated out for special tax treatment.
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