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boardwalk

[bawrd-wawk, bohrd-] / ˈbɔrdˌwɔk, ˈboʊrd- /
NOUN
esplanade
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NOUN
sidewalk
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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

Even George W. Bush — the bumbling boardwalk caricature that he is — could deliver a State of the Union address without going off-prompter.

From Salon Mar. 11, 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

He half carries me across the uneven ground, back onto the boardwalk.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

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

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

He credits the nostalgia of summertime and boardwalks and how his soft serve is a "high end product, but in a fun and playful manner."

From Salon May 16, 2024

According to the National Park Service’s Yellowstone safety website, visitors to the park must “always walk on boardwalks and designated trails.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2023

The click of dark and snapping lingers drives them to Roseland, to Bunny’s; boardwalks by the sea.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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