boardwalk
noun
board·walk
ˈbȯrd-ˌwȯk 
1
: a walk constructed of planking
2
: a walk constructed along a beach
Examples of boardwalk in a Sentence
the town's old-fashioned beachfront boardwalk has been a tourist attraction since the 1920s
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Start by walking the Cloud 9 boardwalk out to the tower to watch the surfers and get a feel for the waves.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
The boardwalk will replace the steps that lead to the viewing platform at the waterfall's brink, with benches installed along the way, said Kevin Dennis, Tahquamenon Falls State Park supervisor in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Parks and Recreation Division.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
The boardwalk curled east and then ascended a rocky ridge.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
So when Tom Cruise dropped from the sky this summer, landing next to the Hollywood sign, and when a skateboarder coasted down the Venice boardwalk, ending up in Long Beach, few cried foul.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
The boardwalk will replace the steps that lead to the viewing platform at the waterfall's brink, with benches installed along the way, said Kevin Dennis, Tahquamenon Falls State Park supervisor in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Parks and Recreation Division.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
The boardwalk curled east and then ascended a rocky ridge.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
So when Tom Cruise dropped from the sky this summer, landing next to the Hollywood sign, and when a skateboarder coasted down the Venice boardwalk, ending up in Long Beach, few cried foul.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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boardwalk
noun
board·walk
ˈbō(ə)rd-ˌwȯk
ˈbȯ(ə)rd-
: a walk of planks especially along a beach
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