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boardwalk

[bawrd-wawk, bohrd-] / ˈbɔrdˌwɔk, ˈboʊrd- /
NOUN
esplanade
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NOUN
sidewalk
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My girlfriend’s best friend lives on the boardwalk so we’ll go see him.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Since its first appearance on the Coney Island boardwalk, the hot dog has been dogged by a lowbrow reputation—low nutrition, low quality, low price—maligned by public-health officials and persnickety parents alike.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

It warned the second nest, established last year, was "quite close to the boardwalk and is vulnerable to disturbance".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The couple are also planning to put a pool and “inset spa” in the backyard, while also building a pool deck and a boardwalk, as well as a trellis.

From MarketWatch Dec. 17, 2025

Sierra broke into a run and burst across the boardwalk, out onto the milky darkness of the beach.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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

Across the archipelago, marine iguanas routinely stretch out across boardwalks and walking paths, forcing tourists to either wait patiently or find another route.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Paths have been resurfaced, stiles removed, boardwalks built and bridges installed.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

From the boardwalks of Coney Island to the lights of Broadway, “Bits and Pieces” is a tribute to the New York City of Goldberg’s adolescence.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2024

There must be forty of them, all connected by a system of wooden walkways— the kind of boardwalks you see at the beach—only these stretch over some sick-looking grass and a lot of brown dirt.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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