public walk

noun

A promenade or well-frequented pedestrian way in a town.

First used 17th c.
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Meanings

nounpublic walk (plural public walks)

plural public walks

  1. A promenade or well-frequented pedestrian way in a town.First known use 17th c.

    In the public walks and lounges of a town, people go to see and to be seen.

    1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC
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    With this view he frequented public walks, concerts and assemblies, became remarkably rich and fashionable in his cloaths, gave entertainments to the ladies, and was in the utmost hazard of turning out a most egregious coxcomb.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
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