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Synonyms
prom·e·nade (prŏḿə-nād́, -näd́)

[French, from promener, to take for a walk, from Latin prōmināre, to drive forward, prō-, forward; see pro–1, + mināre, to drive with shouts (from minārī, to threaten) (from minae, threats; see men-2).]

noun 

    1. A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.
    2. A public place for such walking.
    1. A formal dance; a ball.
    2. A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.
  3. A square-dance figure in which couples march counterclockwise in a circle.

verb: -nad·ed, -nad·ing, -nades. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To go on a leisurely walk.
  2. To execute a promenade at a ball or in square dancing.

transitive verb 

  1. To take a promenade along or through.
  2. To take or display on or as if on a promenade.

derivatives

proḿe·nad́er
noun