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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A walk made of wooden planks.
  • noun A promenade, especially of planks, along a beach or waterfront.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at a seaside. The more elaborate boardwalks at shore resorts are lined with many commercial retail establishments, on the side of the walk opposite the ocean.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a path for pedestrians, typically made out of wood and typically along a beach

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside

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board + walk

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