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# boardwalk

noun (a boardwalk, boardwalks)

«boardwalk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A path made of wooden boards, often built over sand, mud or wet ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#m1)
2. (US) A wooden walkway along a beach with shops, food stands and rides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and nature it describes paths through wetlands, beaches and forests that protect plants and keep feet dry. In American everyday life, a boardwalk is a seaside promenade, like Atlantic City. Phrases: "along the boardwalk", "on the boardwalk".

### Examples

- We walked along the boardwalk through the swamp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#x1)
- The boardwalk stops people trampling the sand dunes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#x2)
- We ate ice cream on the boardwalk by the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#x3)
- The wooden boardwalk was slippery after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#x4)
- A turtle crossed under the boardwalk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#x5)
- Stay on the boardwalk to protect the plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a boardwalk, boardwalks. Made of "board" plus "walk". In the UK, a seaside walkway is more often called a "promenade" or "prom".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boardwalk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boardwalk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boardwalk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boardwalk.html) on Mova free.