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A walk so leisurely it became a destination, where strolling counts as a personality.
means A promenade is a leisurely public walk taken for pleasure or display, or the paved place — often along a seafront — set aside for exactly that.
from Straight from French promenade, 'a walk,' from the verb promener, 'to take for a walk' — itself from Latin prominare, 'to drive forward' (pro-, 'forward,' plus minare, 'to drive,' as in herding animals). So buried in this most genteel of strolls is the image of cattle being driven down a road; the English borrowed the word in the 1500s and kept the elegance while quietly dropping the livestock.
- french root
- From promener, meaning to take for a walk
- victorian sport
- Public strolling was a serious courtship arena
- square dance
- Promenade is a call to circle your partner
- music too
- Names processional themes, like Mussorgsky's gallery walk
brighton promenade — seafront walkway in brighton, england, stretching 8 miles along the south coast since the 1820s
santa monica pier promenade — iconic oceanfront boardwalk in los angeles, california, opened 1909, featuring amusement park and arcade
coney island boardwalk — famous seaside promenade in brooklyn, new york, 2.51 miles long, established 1923