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boardwalk

[bawrd-wawk, bohrd-] / ˈbɔrdˌwɔk, ˈboʊrd- /
NOUN
esplanade
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NOUN
sidewalk
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Some customers paddled by on rafts and boards, above what used to be the boardwalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The King walked along a new boardwalk through the wetlands to see the conservation work being done to protect this vulnerable, low lying island from climate change.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even during Shabbat, the boardwalk here is full of families basking in the sunshine, electric scooters whizzing past, and bars blasting American hits.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

That fact that the damage to the boardwalk is cumulative presents a particular challenge, Long Beach Fire Department spokesperson Melanie Miller said Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The kids came diving out, jamming in the doorways, pushing into the backs of other kids, knocking each other flat on the disintegrating boardwalk.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

For instance, an association covering single-family housing doesn’t deal with issues such as environmental risks or maintenance of things like boardwalks that a single-family beach HOA may have to tackle.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year flock to viewing areas and boardwalks to watch the diminutive sea birds waddle ashore and along the beach in the evenings on the eastern coast's Phillip Island.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The first stage of work, including a landscape, paths and boardwalks, is expected to be in place by next summer.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He recommends visitors hike the Curonian Spit—a thin 61-mile stretch of sand dunes along the Baltic Sea—and cross the wooden boardwalks that span Estonia’s wetlands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

They watched as darkness settled on the boardwalks.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi


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