Boardwalk

Quick meaning: Boardwalk is a noun meaning To install a boardwalk over.

Meaning

To install a boardwalk over.

More Meanings

1. A slightly elevated path (walkway) for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.

Example Sentences

A footpath would be boardwalked across the east meadow and would minimize compaction.

From the height of the boardwalk the sea lay before them, silver and stony, fold on fold of it, stretching east into the mist and clouds.

The state Forestry Division is boardwalking the Alaka‘i Swamp Trail to prevent damage to its fragile ecosystem, and, as of this writing, they had completed all but a mile.

A man, whom we had noticed walking rather uncertainly, as if not sure whether he was going up or down hill, at this crisis came to a pause, staggered off the boardwalk, and leaned against the fence.

Word Forms

• boardwalks
• boardwalking
• boardwalked

Synonyms for boardwalk

Depending on context, synonyms include promenade.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bridge, causeway, footbridge, overpass, curb, sidewalk.

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